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Changing local admin PW using vb logon script - can it be encrypted? Dec 01 2005 05:02PM tth8 cornell edu (2 replies) AW: Changing local admin PW using vb logon script - can it be encrypted? Dec 01 2005 05:32PM Info (Info hbdk de) (1 replies) Re: Changing local admin PW using vb logon script - can it be encrypted? Dec 01 2005 10:02PM Thor (Hammer of God) (thor hammerofgod com) |
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The problem is: white the same password in all machines
i recommend to apply different passwords in groups, enumerating via script
logon (if necessary, u can use sanur - www.commandline.co.uk/sanur/)
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From: <tth8 (at) cornell (dot) edu [email concealed]>
To: <focus-ms (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:02 PM
Subject: Changing local admin PW using vb logon script - can it be
encrypted?
> Hi all,
>
> Long time lurker, first time poster. We have roughly 500 computers that
> we'd like to change the local admin passwords on. We realize the security
> risks of having 1 password on all of our computers and are willing to
> assume that risk. We've developed a VB script that we can implement as a
> logon script that works perfectly to change the password. We do not want
> this script sent along as clear text if we can avoid it. Is there any way
> we can encrypt this script?
>
> We've looked at options such as using Windows permissions to either deny
> Domain Users access (preventing anyone from reading the script) or
> allowing only Domain Computers Read Only access.however I think that if
> you are logged into a local computer you should be able to read the
> script. Not to mention, if you could capture the packets, you could
> easily find the script and its contents so permissions would matter at all
> in that scenario.
>
> Any help and/or insight is greatly appreciated.
>
> Best,
> .tom
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