[WinMac] FW: Cleartext NT log-ins

Nishimura, Scott(Scott.Nishimura[at]trw.com)
Mon, 14 Sep 1998 16:05:36 -0700

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"MS UAM offers an additional level of security because it
encrypts, or scrambles, a password so that it cannot be
monitored as it is sent over the network."

Scott

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ZMac1@aol.com [mailto:ZMac1@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 1998 11:49 AM
> Subject: Cleartext NT log-ins
>
>
> >If I remember correctly AppleShare passwords are in clear
> text if *unless*
> >you use Microsoft's UAM which is included in the Mac share volume
> >automatically created when SFM is installed on an NT server.
>
> I don't believe this is true. The Microsoft UAM for the Mac enables
> encrypted NT login, but it still sends the password as clear
> text. If you
> don't use the Microsoft UAM, then the login is not even encrypted.
>
>
>
>
> John Rizzo
> Editor and webmaster
> http://www.macwindows.com
>
>

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