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Log-in security misbehaviour.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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A friend of mine was messing around trying to login to my my account (from another non-Admin account).
After 3 incorrect attempts login asked if he wanted to reset the master password for my account, and accepted ANYTHING!
Now that shouldn't happen - and hasn't since. Any ideas?
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Yikes. I've never seen that happen before...
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Chico, CA and Carlsbad, CA.
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Originally posted by booboo:
A friend of mine was messing around trying to login to my my account (from another non-Admin account).
After 3 incorrect attempts login asked if he wanted to reset the master password for my account, and accepted ANYTHING!
Now that shouldn't happen - and hasn't since. Any ideas?
Whoa... I have never seen that happen. This was all from the Login Window? Were any other users logged in (fast user switching)?
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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My (admin) account was running, and I had switched to a secondary (non-admin) account. My friend was attempting to guess my password to get back into my account in order to buy some songs on my iTunes account!
I had never even seen the reset master password dialogue before.
I couldn't believe that it was happening either, and verified it by switching to the secondary account, and then logging back into my account using anything for the password. The login window did its familiar dance for incorrect password 3 times and then allowed anything to be input for a new password. I got a message about a new keychain would be created for the new password . . .
It worked every time.
Anyway, I restarted, and since then behaviour has been normal.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Outfield - #24
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Originally posted by booboo:
My (admin) account was running, and I had switched to a secondary (non-admin) account. My friend was attempting to guess my password to get back into my account in order to buy some songs on my iTunes account!
Nice friend.
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: MacNN database error. Please refresh your browser.
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Under account settings and security, you should have some extra options. Toggle the ones for the most security, then lock the options so they can't be changed.
Oh, and get some new friends as well. Sounds like a real pr1ck.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: columbus, oh
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I've seen that happen here at work as well. I noticed that it mainly occurs if the machine has a password hint available. Really bad security IMO.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Originally posted by OptimusG4:
I've seen that happen here at work as well. I noticed that it mainly occurs if the machine has a password hint available. Really bad security IMO.
I think I'll lose the hint. It is a worrying issue though.
Oh and it's OK about my friend trying to use my account - it was all in fun. 
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