Host Account Manager May Display User Password In Clear Text

• Microsoft SNA Server, versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1

SYMPTOMS

If a new user account is created using Windows NT User Manager and an SNA Server host security domain is configured with "User ID is Mapped" and "Password is Mapped", the Host Account Manager may display the new user's password if the "Use Windows NT Password" radio button is clicked.

CAUSE

When a new user is added to the host cache, the SNA Server Host Account Manager normally indicates the user password as <Uninitialized>. However, when a new user is added to Windows NT and password caching was configured, and the password radio button is switched, the actual user password could appear in clear text.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 4.0 and 4.0 Service Pack 1. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 and 4.0 Service Pack 1.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,4.0 SP1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug