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Article #7670Re: Saving and Retrieving passwords
From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:17
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:17
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"Martin Howell" <martin@mchconsultancy.co.uk> wrote in message news:41dd4924@newsgroups.borland.com... > I want to be able to store this password somewhere where > no-one can get at it except my program There is no such thing. All someone needs is an API monitor, a Registry monitor, and/or a File monitor, and they can keep track of just about everywhere you can think of storing your data, and then do retreive it manually afterwards. Rather than trying to hide the data and prevent people from accessing the data in the first place, you should just encrypt it so that the data they do retreive is not usable to them. > Is there an API function somewhere that does this sort of thing, > maybe using the Windows password file No. Besides, even the password file is not safe. There are programs available that can view its contents. > or do I have to encrypt it somehow and squirrel > it away in the registry somewhere myself? Yes. Gambit
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