Disabling Save Password Option in Dial-Up Networking

ID: Q172430

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SUMMARY

When you dial a phonebook entry in Dial-Up Networking (DUN), you can use the "Save Password" option so that your DUN password is cached and you will not need to enter it on successive dial attempts. For security, administrators may want to prevent users from caching passwords.

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To disable this password caching feature for DUN, perform the following steps:

Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and select the following subkey:


   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ 
   RasMan\Parameters

From the Edit menu, click Add Value, and type the following information:


   Value Name: DisableSavePassword
   Value Type: REG_DWORD
   Value Data: 1

Now you will no longer have the "Save Password" option available to save your Dial-Up Networking passwords. If you previously had passwords saved in your phonebook entries, you will no longer be able to use them and you will now need to enter a password every time you dial.

Additional query words: dial-up ras

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Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbhowto kbinfo