Tyran, As previous stated, the Service-Mode password is protected by registry permissions, such that only Administrators may access it, so in practice this isn't an issue. The User-Mode password is similarly protected.
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tyran Ormond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 October 2006 19:25 > To: James Weatherall > Subject: RE: personal edition: password visible?? > > On 06:48 PM 10/18/2006 +0100, it would appear that James > Weatherall wrote: > >Dieter, > > > >Can you be more specific as to what you're referring to? > > > >The VNC Password is stored in an obfuscated form in the registry, and > >protected so that only Administrators have access to it. Is > that what you > >mean? > > I went and downloaded SIW from http://www.gtopala.com as Dieter > mentioned. The program reads the VNC password entry in the Windows > Registry and shows that password, in the clear, under SIW's > Secrets category. > > The problem this creates is that any user can quickly and easily > download SIW (it's only 1.2 MB), check the VNC password on their > local machine and then they have access to any other machine using > that same VNC password. > > > Tyran Ormond > Programmer/LAN Administrator > Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
