Microsoft KB Archive/323881

= FIX: AC /DEPLOY Sends Administrator Password in Clear Text =

Article ID: 323881

Article Last Modified on 10/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Application Center 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q323881



SYMPTOMS
When you use the ac /deploy command to start deployment from a remote computer, the administrator user name and password may be sent in clear text.



CAUSE
The AC.exe utility uses the RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_CONNECT authentication level, which does not encrypt the argument value of each remote procedure call (RPC).



RESOLUTION
The AC.exe utility is modified in the following hotfix to use the RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_PKT_PRIVACY authentication level, which encrypts the argument value of each remote procedure call.

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Application Center 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date        Time    Version     Size     File name --  Jun-3-2002  11:25   1.0.441.8   224,128  AC.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbproductlink kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB323881

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