Disable Save Password in Dial-Up Connections

"By default", in Dial-Up connections the entered password is saved after successful connection, if the option "Save password", located on Dial-Up dialog box, is selected. After the password has been saved, it is not to be entered again, it is suggested automatically to corresponding edit box. The users used to have feeble memory or simply do not want to force it. For such category of users the password caching in Dial-Up connections is a definite convenience. The password caching may be the serious gap in the system security or the network security on the whole. And, under the security considerations, the administrator may wish to disable caching of the Dial-Up passwords.

The numeric DWORD-value "DisableSavePassword", which must be stored in the "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\Parameters" system registry key, in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive, stands for the system policy, which while being in active state, disables the save password in Dial-Up connections. The "1" value enables the policy, "0" or missing of the value set the policy to not active state. When it is set to active state, the option "Save password" will; be hidden, and cached passwords will be lost.

And the last note: the policy is applicable in Windows NT 4, 2000, XP.

The implementation in Activity and Authentication Analyzer

In order to see the state of above-mention policy "Disable Save Password in Dial-Up Connections" or to manipulate it in Activity and Authentication Analyzer follow in the left navigation pane next way:

Computer Administration then Control Panel, then Passwords and find it in the right list item corresponding to this policies named:

• Disable Save Password in Dial-Up Networking