"Ctrl-Alt-Del to login" important for security?

John dingo at coco2.arach.net.au
Wed Mar 8 12:38:52 GMT 2006


Chanchao wrote:
> Hello John,
> 
> Friday, March 3, 2006, 10:10:33 AM, you wrote:
> 
> 
>>>>Also hasn't recent Windows abandoned this trick anyway, I'm sure XP just
>>>>lets you click your username when it boots.
> 
> 
>>>They now only show it if the computer it part of a domain.
> 
> 
> J> Whether part of a domain or not, it's configurable.
> 
> Right, Windows can do one of three things:
> 
> * Log in a particular user after booting up, no questions asked.
> * Provide the login screen where a user clicks his picture/icon, then
> is prompted for password
> * 'Traditional' login that requires pressing Ctlr-Alt-Delete, then
> entering username and password.

(Just back from having a new skin fitted to my eyeball.)

4. Login screen allowing user to type user and password. Displaying 
previous user's id is optional.




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