Window user and password validation

nemovyoh · April 21st, 2005, 09:28 PM

Hi ! Good day. I am new to VB.Net (previously i am a lotus notes programmer :D).

I need to build a Win app that able to prompt a window form that allow user to key in any valid window user login name and password, then I need to check whether the login name and password is correct within the domain or not (this application will run on WinNT ,Win 2000 and Win XP).

Any body know how to do so ?

EricJ · April 22nd, 2005, 07:32 AM

I don't know if this will be able to help you, but have a look on msdn.microsoft.com for and API/WMI for this. Your problem is broad so I can't actually pin-point an exact route to take, maybe other members have more insight on this. I don't know of Windows 2000 and Windows NT but Windows XP and Windows 2003 stores the user information such as name and password in a file called SAM under system32/config. Accessing this file in Windows XP won't be possible, as for the others, i don't know

EricJ · April 22nd, 2005, 07:43 AM

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quote:Originally posted by EricJ
I don't know if this will be able to help you, but have a look on msdn.microsoft.com for and API/WMI for this. Your problem is broad so I can't actually pin-point an exact route to take, maybe other members have more insight on this. I don't know of Windows 2000 and Windows NT but Windows XP and Windows 2003 stores the user information such as name and password in a file called SAM under system32/config. Accessing this file in Windows XP won't be possible, as for the others, i don't know

Go have a look at the topic Cooky4 posted two posts down!