Encrytping registry entries

[brian]

I am setting up a couple of machines on our domain that
will have an auto logon. I was wondering if there is any
way I can encrypt the passwords located in the registry?

Thanks
Brian

 

[Matthew Mucker [MSFT]]

1) What passwords are you storing in the registry?

Any passwords storted by the operating system are stored in a protected
manner.

 

[Mark V]

1) What passwords are you storing in the registry?

Any passwords storted by the operating system are stored in a
protected manner.

I think the OP is refering to the Autologon entries in the \winlogon\
key wherein the password(s) is in plain text. AFAIK there is no way to
encypt these. Autologon in a domain environment is dangersous and a
poor security decision IMHO.

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

I am setting up a couple of machines on our domain that
will have an auto logon. I was wondering if there is any
way I can encrypt the passwords located in the registry?

Hi

If you use TweakUI to configure autologon the password is encrypted in the
registry, at least that is what is stated here:

http://www.ultratech-llc.com/kb/?File=AutoLogon.TXT