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password prints in clear text

Roger Clifton
12/28/2004 9:41:02 PM

iis ftp:

Hey there,
I have an issue with an ftp server, running on windows 2000 Advanced Server,
SP3.
Logon to the ftp site, from the client side, is via ftp://<IP address>
Whenever I open & print a text file, the username & password details, in
clear text, prints out at the bottom of the page, as follows:
ftp://<domain name>\<username>:<password>@<IP address>/<filename>
These details print out in clear text, leaving a user's password vulnerable
to viewing.
Is there a method by which I can prevent these details from printing.
Thanks in advance,

Re: password prints in clear text

Jason Brown [MSFT]
12/29/2004 5:45:46 PM

My first instinct is to say "don't print directly from IE" - download the
file and print it locally, however I think this may be unsatisfactory. If
that's the case then I'd suggest you take this up with an IE group, since
the problem is with the client, rather than with the server.

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Jason Brown
Microsoft GTSC, IIS

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