RE: Re[2]: SECURITY ALERT: Password protection bug in Netscape 2

• To: Paul Leach <paulle@microsoft.com>
• Subject: RE: Re[2]: SECURITY ALERT: Password protection bug in Netscape 2
• From: Michael Brennen <mbrennen@fni.com>
• Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 09:10:55 -0600 (CST)
• cc: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
• In-Reply-To: <199512192359.PAA26703@imail1.microsoft.com>

On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Paul Leach wrote:

> to other users. In addition, Windows can be configured to require a
> password to unlock the machine if it is ever left idle for more than a
> few minutes, thus protecting the user even while logged in.

Which Windows?  3.1[1]* had a password protected screensaver -- and all it
took to get around it was Ctrl/Alt/Del, Reset or Off/On.

Does Win95 have a startup level password (and I don't know because I don't
run Win95) to prevent access at all unless a valid password is entered? 

Michael
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• RE: Re[2]: SECURITY ALERT: Password protection bug in Netscape 2
• From: Brain21 <brain21@montag33.residence.gatech.edu>

• RE: Re[2]: SECURITY ALERT: Password protection bug in Netscape 2
• From: Paul Leach <paulle@microsoft.com>

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