Dieter, As previously stated, the VNC Server Service-Mode password is stored protected by registry permissions so that only Administrators may read & decrypt it.
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dieter Blaas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 October 2006 20:43 > To: James Weatherall > Subject: RE: personal edition: password visible?? > > I have a RealVNC server running under WinXP SP2. I > have entered a password for accessing this server. The > "System Information for Windows" freeware tool I > mentioned has an option called "secrets". When running > this software it shows the password. Clearly, access to > the PC is needed to run this software. Nevertheless, the > login password for Windows and a number of passwords > of other applications are not shown and thus presumably > not thus easily accessible. Maybe I am hypochondirac > but I just wanted to know.... > Regards, Dieter > > > On 18 Oct 2006 at 18:48, James Weatherall wrote: > > From: "James Weatherall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <vnc-list@realvnc.com> > Subject: RE: personal edition: password visible?? > Organization: RealVNC Ltd. > Date sent: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:48:20 +0100 > > > 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? > > > > Regards, > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Dieter Blaas > > > Sent: 18 October 2006 17:14 > > > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > > > Subject: personal edition: password visible?? > > > > > > I am using the personal edition of Real VNC and am > > > strongly concerned about the password security: > > > checking the PC running the VNC server with the > System > > > Information for Windows tool SIW > > > (http://www.gtopala.com/) under "secrets" it shows > me > > > the password in well readable from. Is there anything > > > wrong in the setup? Is this normal? > > > Cheers, Dieter > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------- > > > Dieter Blaas, > > > Max F. Perutz Laboratories > > > Medical University of Vienna, > > > Inst. Med. Biochem., Vienna Biocenter (VBC), > > > Dr. Bohr Gasse 9/3, > > > A-1030 Vienna, Austria, > > > Tel: 0043 1 4277 61630, > > > Fax: 0043 1 4277 9616, > > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------- > > > > _____________________________________________ > __ > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > VNC-List@realvnc.com > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > _____________________________________________ > __ > > VNC-List mailing list > > VNC-List@realvnc.com > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > Dieter Blaas, > Max F. Perutz Laboratories > Medical University of Vienna, > Inst. Med. Biochem., Vienna Biocenter (VBC), > Dr. Bohr Gasse 9/3, > A-1030 Vienna, Austria, > Tel: 0043 1 4277 61630, > Fax: 0043 1 4277 9616, > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
