bugtraq - Re: RE: Vulnerability in IBM Windows XP: default hidden Administrator account allows local Administrator access

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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:29:50 -0400
From: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To: mwwilson@...o.hpc.mil
Cc: Michael Scheidell <scheidell@...nap.net>,
   Chris Norton <kicktd_list@...mail.com>, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com,
   vulnwatch@...nwatch.org, full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
Subject: Re: RE: Vulnerability in IBM Windows XP: default hidden Administrator account allows local Administrator access

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:34:09 CDT, "Michael Wilson, Contractor" said:

> IBM had decided that the average user (of their systems) cannot be trusted
> with even knowing about their systems administrative access, much less the
> password.

The funny/sad part is that, in general, IBM is right on this one....

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