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Thoughts on Single Sign On and Credential Providers

We use the term single sign on (SSO) to describe a variety of behaviors in Windows and other applications where the result is simply to prevent the user from being prompted to provide their credentials again and again; to ideally enter their credentials Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:35 AM by Tim Springston | 0 Comments

How To Cut Down On User Account Control Prompting

We’ve had a few customers tell us that they would really like to not be prompted in application launch scenarios with some applications. There are some valid reasons why this may not be entirely helpful and reduction in clickage can be good when it doesn’t Read More...
Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 2:46 PM by Tim Springston | 5 Comments

I’ll Say It Again- User Account Control

You may heard of a little thing we like to call Windows Vista. In fact, you may be slightly deafened by our marketing making sure you do know about it. Vista contains various security enhancements all designed to work toward the goal of keeping folks Read More...
Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 11:58 AM by Tim Springston | 1 Comments

A Vista UAC story: Can’t change the time Zone?

We have internal discussion lists in Microsoft that act as clearinghouses for technical issues or hot topics. One of the first thing a fledgling or newly assimilated Microsoftie must do is decide what discussion lists to join for their role. I am internal Read More...
Posted Friday, January 12, 2007 9:25 AM by Tim Springston | 1 Comments
 
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