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Getting the Password of the UserName(Remote Users)

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    kiran janaswamy
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    hi all, I want to access the Password of the User if the Username is know in a WorkStation or LAN. Is there any Api to retrieve the Password of the Remote User. please let me know. thanks, uday. uday kiran -- modified at 1:47 Monday 8th May, 2006

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      hi all, I want to access the Password of the User if the Username is know in a WorkStation or LAN. Is there any Api to retrieve the Password of the Remote User. please let me know. thanks, uday. uday kiran -- modified at 1:47 Monday 8th May, 2006

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      Naveen
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      Before going to get the passowrd of user in LAN..Let me ask Do u know any api to get the username of current login user..? nave

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        Before going to get the passowrd of user in LAN..Let me ask Do u know any api to get the username of current login user..? nave

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        kiran janaswamy
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        hai nave, to get the Current user Logged in we have to use GetUserName(...) Api, but i dont know the password APi for the User. Is it possible to retrieve the Password Also, please if yes let me know. uday. uday kiran

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          hai nave, to get the Current user Logged in we have to use GetUserName(...) Api, but i dont know the password APi for the User. Is it possible to retrieve the Password Also, please if yes let me know. uday. uday kiran

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          Naveen
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          :( I think thats not possible... nave

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            hi all, I want to access the Password of the User if the Username is know in a WorkStation or LAN. Is there any Api to retrieve the Password of the Remote User. please let me know. thanks, uday. uday kiran -- modified at 1:47 Monday 8th May, 2006

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            Michael Dunn
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            You can't get a user's password because a) it would be a huge security hole and b) the system doesn't store the password anyway, only a hash of it.

            --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ

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              hi all, I want to access the Password of the User if the Username is know in a WorkStation or LAN. Is there any Api to retrieve the Password of the Remote User. please let me know. thanks, uday. uday kiran -- modified at 1:47 Monday 8th May, 2006

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              Nibu babu thomas
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              kiran janaswamy wrote:

              I want to access the Password of the User if the Username is know in a WorkStation or LAN.

              Guess somebody using this API to get into your system! Guess the havoc! :) If such an API was there then what's the use of a Password!


              Nibu thomas Software Developer Faqs by Michael dunn

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                kiran janaswamy wrote:

                I want to access the Password of the User if the Username is know in a WorkStation or LAN.

                Guess somebody using this API to get into your system! Guess the havoc! :) If such an API was there then what's the use of a Password!


                Nibu thomas Software Developer Faqs by Michael dunn

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                Maxwell Chen
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                Nibu thomas wrote:

                If such an API was there then what's the use of a Password!

                Keyword. :laugh:


                Maxwell Chen

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