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Author Changing the password for iusr and iwam
BarbS

2005-01-12, 8:47 pm

The iusr and iwam passwords get cracked when we run an audit. What do I have
to be aware of if I uncheck let iis manage the password. I want to manually
set a strong password.
Jeff Cochran

2005-01-13, 5:53 pm

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:03:03 -0800, "BarbS"
<BarbS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>The iusr and iwam passwords get cracked when we run an audit. What do I have
>to be aware of if I uncheck let iis manage the password. I want to manually
>set a strong password.


Then you have to manually manage the passwords, and rememebr to change
them correctly.

Jeff
Jeff Cochran

2005-01-13, 5:53 pm

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:03:03 -0800, "BarbS"
<BarbS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>The iusr and iwam passwords get cracked when we run an audit. What do I have
>to be aware of if I uncheck let iis manage the password. I want to manually
>set a strong password.


Also, since this is for anonymous access, what does it matter if the
password cracks during an audit? Why strongly secure an account that
nobody ever logs into and that is intended to allow unauthenticated
access anyway?

Jeff
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