Security box/credentials/authentication "save password" option 1

[psemianonymous]

Hi,

We use a client-side control that auto-fills a username and password into a security box to connect to a web site. If you want to see exactly what I mean, browse to

https://my.ecare.com/

and see what pops up.

I can see the results as the control enters the username/password into this "Enter Network Password" ... box ... whatever you call it. So that part is successful.

I can also manually type in the username/password combo to get in successfully.

I can also successfully run this control/script on some user profiles, but not all. Today I reset someone's profile just to fix this one problem for them. What's the problem, you ask?

Well, sometimes this doesn't work and we get a "HTTP 401.2 Unauthorized: logon failed" prompt, the same error message if you Cancel out of the login process.


I've narrowed it down to the "save password in your password list" checkbox at the bottom of the ... "Enter Network Password" dialog/whatever you call it. When there IS such an option, this works. When there ISN'T such an option, this doesn't work--consistently doesn't work.


So I ask (finally I get to the question): How do I enable this option, this "save password in password list" option? What sort of setting would change this behavior sometime after a user profile is in use? Is this an IE setting or a Win2K setting (yes, that's the OS we're using), or some AD profile setting? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Pete

 

[psemianonymous]

If this helps any, this is what the logon box looks like in XP. Note it has a "Remember my password" option, which I don't know how to enable/disable. I'm not looking for how to 'check or uncheck', i'm trying to make the box disappear (and of course REappear).

Thanks for any help.

 

[psemianonymous]

Is everyone stumped? Should I ask this in the Windows 2000 forum? In the Active Directory forum instead?

 

[bcastner]

The only way would be to stop the Protected Storage System on the workstation.

 

[psemianonymous]

A star even for replying. I'll check this out Monday.

 

[ribeironl]

Hi,

I am facing a similar problem that I believe that enabling this option would solve my problems.
Have you had any success in enabling this checkbox?

Thanks in advance,
nelson

 

[JFBouchard]

Hi, there is a setting ie IE: tools/internet options/content/autocomplete
Remember passwords and Prompt me to remember passwords



Hope this helps. Please let know if this resolve your issue

Jeff

 

[DG659]

errm are the client m/cs part of a domain ?.
because the remeber me function is stored on the client and is not controlled by the domain . meaning if the user changes there domain password and the web access is to domain then there will be a credentials conflict.

 

[psemianonymous]

Sorry everyone. It turns out my domain administrator confirmed that the "checkbox" is in fact an option that is part of "Group Policy"--so talk to your admin about changing it if you want to. The other option is fixing the buggy ActiveX control that's autologging on (don't know how to do this). The third option is re-installing MSIE so that you both disable saving passwords and show the checkbox anyway--apparently that's an option as well.

So I don't know the details, but I know my answer--no.

Remember everyone, if you're not connecting via a similar box like the image above, we're not even talking about the same thing (at all). Good luck to you and your problem resolution(s).

Nelson: see above. Talk to your admin/post your question in one of the busy admin forums where there's more eyeballs looking/more knowledge.

Jeff: doesn't apply, didn't help.

"DG659" - I think you're mixing up "domain login" and "IAS credentials". In any case, no.