Authentication Oddity

[James Weatherall]

Jamie,

See http://www.realvnc.com/faq.html#password8can, which applies to the
classic VNC Password Authentication method used by VNC Free Edition.

Regards,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Jamie Plenderleith
> Sent: 13 February 2006 15:00
> To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: Authentication Oddity
> 
> Just discovered an interesting authentication oddity. The 
> password on one of
> my machines ends in two exclamation marks.
> 
> I mistyped in my password this morning with only one 
> exclamation mark and it
> worked just fine. 
> 
> It would appear that RealVNC completely ignores the 
> exclamation marks as
> part of the password.
> 
>  
> 
> Using vnc-4.0-x86_win32_viewer.exe and related server.
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jamie
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