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HELP Disable share password caching

Mar 10, 2004 9:52AM PST

I have Windows xp Professional
and I need to disable the
"Remember my password"
checkbok on the authentication
box for a password protected
share.
I woud like to be able to do this
with all my users on the
pc.
There used to be easy in 9x
with poledit, but poledit dosent seem to
work in xp.
-- Thanks

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Re:HELP Disable share password caching
Mar 10, 2004 11:07PM PST

It is not always desirable to use one set of credentials which roam ? part of the user's profile and encrypted (%Userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Certificates) ? for access to different resources ensuring that if one password is compromised it does not compromise all security. Group Policy allows you to limit use of the Stored User Names and Passwords. In the Group Policy MMC snap-in:

a. Double-click the Security Options folder (Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, Local Policies, Security Options).

b. Right-click Network access: Do not allow storage of credentials or .NET Passports for network authentication, click Enabled, and then click OK, [Troubleshooting Certificate Status and Revocation].

Note: The certificates are stored in a location known as a certificate store -- the machine store used by the computer and the user store or My store used by the currently logged on user.

c. "Behavior of Stored User Names and Passwords (Q281660)."
d. "HOW TO: Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a Computer That Is Not in a Domain in Windows XP (Q306541)."
e. "HOW TO: Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a Computer in a Domain in Windows XP (Q306992)."