Remote Desktop Connection security

[John Davidson]

I'm using the Remote Desktop Connection to log into a remote Windows
XP Pro PC. When I go to remotely log into that PC, the login window
comes up showing the last username that was entered, meaning I only
have to enter the password.
Is there any way to make it so a remote user has to enter *both* the
password *and* the user name every time? It seems to me this would be
far more secure, since guessing both would be harder than just
guessing the password.

thanks in advance

john

 

[Guest]

Yes:
Research the "clear last user name" policy. It will remove the previous
username from the login dialog.
Edit the registry as follows:
Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Name: DontDisplayLastUserName
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
You will need to add this DWORD value.

Good luck.

Joe