Windows NT Validates Passwords for Persistent Connections
PSS ID Number: 101744
Article Last Modified on 11/20/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q101744
SUMMARY
Windows NT does not cache (store in a file on the local hard disk)
passwords for persistent connections to share-level security servers.
Therefore, when you logon to Windows NT, you are prompted for a
password for each password-protected connection to a share-level
server. Windows NT prompts for the passwords to comply with C2 level
security.
In contrast, because Microsoft Windows for Workgroups caches the
passwords into a file, it does not prompt you for passwords when it
reconnects persistent network connections.
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