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Re: Don't Display Last Username??
From: Dennis Tracz <dntracz () UCALGARY CA>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:22:40 -0600
I concur with Chris, this is definitely a good thing to do but would not go to the top of my list.
Gibson, Nathan J. (HSC) wrote:
Can I ask how many organization prohibit displaying the username of the last user on a computer at the login screen?What are your specific justifications for this?Every “ security best practices” document I have read suggests enabling this setting on the domain, however I need to justify it. I have a list that has some good points but I wanted to see the justification other security practitioners have for their organization.What risk does it help mitigate in your organization? Thanks in advance! V/R, */Gibby/* Nathan J. Gibson, CISSP-CISM-CCNA-MCSA Information Security Analyst The University of Oklahoma HSC Office: (405) 271-2476 *|* Fax: (405) 271-2181 *|* Cell: (405) 397 5134 http://it.ouhsc.edu/services/infosecurity ______________________________________________"Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability."-- Flower A. Newhouse -- Confidentiality NoticeThis e-mail, including any attachments, contains information from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited.If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by a "reply to sender only" message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including attachments.
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- Don't Display Last Username?? Gibson, Nathan J. (HSC) (Oct 11)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Don't Display Last Username?? Rizzo, Jim (Oct 11)
- Re: Don't Display Last Username?? Jarrod Millman (Oct 11)
- Re: Don't Display Last Username?? Gregg, Christopher S. (Oct 11)
- Re: Don't Display Last Username?? Gary Dobbins (Oct 11)
- Re: Don't Display Last Username?? Cal Frye (Oct 11)
- Re: Don't Display Last Username?? Dennis Tracz (Oct 11)
- Re: Don't Display Last Username?? Eric Case (Oct 11)
- Re: Don't Display Last Username?? Matthew Keller (Oct 12)
- Re: Don't Display Last Username?? Abreu, Jose A (Oct 12)