[AccessD] Logon/Password Same as Network

Just an FYI, I've seen this code before, and it's not quite perfect.  There
are false negatives.  For example, my current password on our network shows
as being 'false' or invalid.  My co-worker's shows true (so the code does
work.).  The reason it fails, is because I use an Ascii character out of the
normal typable range in my password.  That fails on a lot of things that use
API calls to authenticate. (Remote Administrator, by Famatech won't let me
'login' from a remote terminal, if I try to use my normal domain
account....)

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Heenan,
Lambert
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:03 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Nicholson,
Karen'
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Logon/Password Same as Network


What's "the password"? Do you mean the logging password used for Access
Security? Why would you want to make this the same as the users LAN login
password? To do so would require your to keep the two synchronized and that
would be a pain. Or do you in fact want to use the "Windows NT Challenge"
process to validate an already logged in user?

All I can say is that Authentication is kinda complex, but take a look here
for an example....

http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/network/acceptsecuritycontext.htm

Just be sure not to store those passwords anywhere or you will open up a
security hole big enough to drive an 18-wheeler through.

Lambert


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [SMTP:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Nicholson, Karen
> Sent:	Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:28 AM
> To:	accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject:	[AccessD] Logon/Password Same as Network
> 
> I know how to grab the logon from the network; is there a way to make
> the password to be the same as the password housed on the network so
> that the user will have the same logon/password?  Thanks!
> 
> Karen Nicholson
> National Laboratory
> Xerox Global Services
> 
> 
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