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| Thread ID: 111118 | 2010-07-14 23:26:00 | Is it possible for a technician to overide a Win7 password? | ssssss (2100) | Press F1 |
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| 1118763 | 2010-07-15 03:14:00 | What happens if a home owner forget their password? :D They don't forget passwords at all as they are written on a postit note and taped to the monitor. :banana:banana |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1118764 | 2010-07-15 03:36:00 | They don't forget passwords at all as they are written on a postit note and taped to the monitor. :banana:banana Funny because it's true. |
Cellux (15145) | ||
| 1118765 | 2010-07-15 03:51:00 | Once you have physical access to the machine, passwords are pretty much useless (unless the data is encrypted). So the post-it is at least more secure than in a text file on the PC - you can't read a post-it remotely (notwithstanding a situation involving a webcam & an unlucky placement of a mirror :)) |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1118766 | 2010-07-15 04:14:00 | What happens if a home owner forget their password? :D Either Blow away the original leaving it blank, or reset it to something else. You dont need to know the original Password, just have the right software to change/Remove/ reset the passwords. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1118767 | 2010-07-15 04:27:00 | Either Blow away the original leaving it blank, or reset it to something else. You dont need to know the original Password, just have the right software to change/Remove/ reset the passwords. This. Unless of course it's a hard drive password... Then, good luck. |
Cellux (15145) | ||
| 1118768 | 2010-07-15 04:29:00 | They don't forget passwords at all as they are written on a postit note and taped to the monitor. :banana:banana Usually after a strong password policy is enforced, ie change the pass every 6 weeks & force a format that cant be rembered eg 8 characters min with numbers & special characters. Either post it notes or ring IT regularly when everyone forgets pass's. So much for increased security :badpc: :badpc: |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1118769 | 2010-07-15 04:32:00 | Drive encryption + BIOS password. stops them getting at it with rainbow tables or OPHcrack. The techies at HP asked for my password, I gave them something completely wrong. they still got onto my machine absolutely fine so I geuss they just asked to be polite. seccond time round I had a BIOS pass. they called me saying they had "technical issues" and could the please have the BIOS pass :devil |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1118770 | 2010-07-15 04:46:00 | Drive encryption + BIOS password. stops them getting at it with rainbow tables or OPHcrack. The techies at HP asked for my password, I gave them something completely wrong. they still got onto my machine absolutely fine so I geuss they just asked to be polite. seccond time round I had a BIOS pass. they called me saying they had "technical issues" and could the please have the BIOS pass :devil I'm not really sure why you'd send it to HP and not give them the access passwords. |
Cellux (15145) | ||
| 1118771 | 2010-07-15 05:09:00 | because i'm a muppet. the first time I wrote it wrong and the 2nd time I forgot about the BIOS | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1118772 | 2010-07-15 05:21:00 | This. Unless of course it's a hard drive password... Then, good luck.Theres ways -- Haven't come across one yet that cant be blown/ bypassed one way or another. Maybe with the exception of bitlocker, but never had one of those yet. The techies at HP asked for my password, Thats strange -- They all have so called "default" passwords, that will allow entry. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
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