r you insert a value of 1 into the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Network\DisablePwdCaching
To make Windows 95 password caching more secure, Microsoft released a patch (also on Microsoft's Web site) that increases the size of the encryption key from 32 bits to 128 bits. Applying the patch updates existing .PWL files and replaces the MSPWL32.DLL and NET.EXE files. The new command-line NET.EXE utility no longer uses the password cache, prompting you instead to type a password.
An excellent soluti
on to Windows 95's security problems is avoiding them altogether, and that's what Artisoft's LANtastic for Windows 95 lets you do. LANtastic is a peer LAN, just like Windows 95, but Artisoft includes comprehensive security in LANtastic. You can even password-protect individual files and application icons. LANtastic for Windows 95 integrates well with LANtastic for DOS, Windows, Macintosh, and OS/2.
Find Out More on the Internet
While browsing the Internet, we found a detailed discussion of
Windows 95 networking and security issues. Rich Graves
(llurch@networking.Stanford.edu) maintains a list of frequently asked
questions (FAQs) on the subject; the URL is:
http://www.dccs.stanford.edu/NetConsult/W
in95Net/faq.html
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Reinforcing Windows Security
