RE: small password app?
DB,
I've had some experience solving this problem before. Here are some places
to look:
. http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/130/ (my favorite)
. http://security-tips.com/cancel-logon-1.htm
. http://security-tips.com/cancel-logon-2.htm
I like the top method the best because it's the easiest to implement--a
simple registry entry. It works on Win9x and (I think) on WinME (you'd have
to try it). All it does is it keeps the 'Cancel' button on the Windows
Logon prompt from working. You have to have at least one User Profile set
up for it to work, though, and there might be some other condition--just
check out the first link.
As for the other two methods, they'll work, but they're easily bypassed by
an accurately-timed Ctrl-Alt-Del. Actually, you should know all of these
methods can be easily bypassed: If the users you're trying to keep off the
computer are savvy enough, they can circumvent your fix by simply going into
Safe Mode. If they aren't so savvy, then give one of these methods a try.
Again, the top one works very well for me. :)
Andrew Hall
-----Original Message-----
From: Louis at cwshop.com [mailto:Louis at cwshop.com]
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 7:14 PM
To: EUforum
Subject: Re: small password app?
1. I believe startup spawns applications and keeps running. Windows would
come up behind your window which could simply be moved to one side.
2. Ctl-Alt-Del will bring up the task manager. From there it would be very
easy to simply kill the Euphoria application.
You can use the policy editor as mentioned in another post, but an easier
solution is to utilize the bootup password in the computer. Without the
password, no one will be able to even boot up into windows, or even boot up
on a floppy disk.
Louis.
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On 10/17/2003 at 2:56 PM DB wrote:
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>
>Hi,
>
>I'm familiar with programming, but I don't know much
>about Euphoria. I want to build a tiny application, and
>I'd like to try Euphoria.
>
>My plan is to build a very simple, basic app to password
>protect a Win 95/98 machine. They have "login" input boxes
>but the user can just click 'Cancel' to by-pass the
>security. Maybe there's ways around this but I can't
>get it to work.
>
>Here's what I'm thinking:
>- build a little app, and make it a stand-alone executable
>- when Windows is started, run the app in Startup
>- a modal 'input box' type object would appear, and prompt for
> a password. If the user enters the password correctly, the
> object disappears, and Windows continues startup.
>- (This might be the tricky part)....If the user can't get the
> password in 5 tries, the object disappears, and Windows
> shuts down (or even re-starts or closes all programs)
>- Alternatively, the input box could just keep popping up until
> the user gets the password, as the password will be stored
> away from this workstation.
>
>The computer this will be used on is very ordinarily set-up, there's
>no multiple boots, multiple users, multiple profiles, etc.
>
>Has something like this been built? If not, is this a feasible idea?
>(i.e. does Euphoria support 'input boxes'?)
>
>Thanks very much for any ideas or advice!
>
>DB
>
>
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