MS04-004 clearing saved passwords

[Chris B]

Has anyone seen their saved IDs and passwords cleared from IE6 after
installing the latest security update from MS (MS04-004) ?? Am testing this
out and think this is the case. If so, any indications as to technically
why? (It kinda makes sense on one had, but i wanted to confirm with someone
who may have more indepth knowledge.)
Thanks!
cb

 

[Don Varnau]

I've seen this reported in another newsgroup. But, it seems to not happen in
every case.

Don

 

[Mike]

It is part of the update:

From the FAQ:

Why am I being prompted to re-enter my username and password on Web
Sites where I had asked Internet Explorer to remember my password?

This update will invalidate the credentials that Internet Explorer had
previously stored on the local system. This is due to the changes to
authentication that are included in this update. As a result users
will be prompted to re-enter their username and password for sites
where they had selected to have Internet Explore remember that
information. After typing in their username and password and after
checking the "Remember my password" check-box, this information will
continue to be stored locally. For more information on how Internet
Explorer stores usernames and password please see the following
article on MSDN.