password prints in clear text

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Hey there,
I have an issue with an ftp server, running on windows 2000 Advanced Server,
SP3.
Logon to the ftp site, from the client side, is via ftp://<IP address>
Whenever I open & print a text file, the username & password details, in
clear text, prints out at the bottom of the page, as follows:
ftp://<domain name>\<username>:<password>@<IP address>/<filename>
These details print out in clear text, leaving a user's password vulnerable
to viewing.
Is there a method by which I can prevent these details from printing.
Thanks in advance,
Roger
 
Hi,
Are you, or other users, including the username and password in the URL when
accessing the server? Example: ftp://username:p[email protected]
You may have to access the server first, then use the login screen.

Or, just addressing the printing situation, remove the URL from the printed
page. See IE> Help> "header."

HTH,
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
 
Hey,
Users access the server via ftp://someftpserver.com , which is followed by a
login prompt. Once the user authenticates, they then have access to relevant
directories & files.
When they print out text files, the login credentials print out at the
bottom of the page.

At the client end, through the page setup menu, the &u footer details were
removed. This removes the users credentials from printing out. Thanks for
that!

However, is there a method to control this at the server side?

Thanks & happy new year!!!
Roger

Don Varnau said:
Hi,
Are you, or other users, including the username and password in the URL when
accessing the server? Example: ftp://username:p[email protected]
You may have to access the server first, then use the login screen.

Or, just addressing the printing situation, remove the URL from the printed
page. See IE> Help> "header."

HTH,
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

Roger Clifton said:
Hey there,
I have an issue with an ftp server, running on windows 2000 Advanced Server,
SP3.
Logon to the ftp site, from the client side, is via ftp://<IP address>
Whenever I open & print a text file, the username & password details, in
clear text, prints out at the bottom of the page, as follows:
ftp://<domain name>\<username>:<password>@<IP address>/<filename>
These details print out in clear text, leaving a user's password vulnerable
to viewing.
Is there a method by which I can prevent these details from printing.
Thanks in advance,
Roger
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Roger Clifton said:
Hey,
Users access the server via ftp://someftpserver.com , which is followed by a
login prompt. Once the user authenticates, they then have access to relevant
directories & files.
When they print out text files, the login credentials print out at the
bottom of the page.

At the client end, through the page setup menu, the &u footer details were
removed. This removes the users credentials from printing out. Thanks for
that!

However, is there a method to control this at the server side?
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Disallow or ignore that kind of authentication?


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Thanks & happy new year!!!
Roger

Don Varnau said:
Hi,
Are you, or other users, including the username and password in the URL when
accessing the server? Example: ftp://username:p[email protected]
You may have to access the server first, then use the login screen.

Or, just addressing the printing situation, remove the URL from the printed
page. See IE> Help> "header."

HTH,
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

Roger Clifton said:
Hey there,
I have an issue with an ftp server, running on windows 2000 Advanced Server,
SP3.
Logon to the ftp site, from the client side, is via ftp://<IP address>
Whenever I open & print a text file, the username & password details, in
clear text, prints out at the bottom of the page, as follows:
ftp://<domain name>\<username>:<password>@<IP address>/<filename>
These details print out in clear text, leaving a user's password vulnerable
to viewing.
Is there a method by which I can prevent these details from printing.
Thanks in advance,
Roger
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