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Questions tagged [credentials]

Credentials are proofs of identity that are supplied to a system to obtain access to restricted rights. Usernames and passwords are the most common credentials, but smart cards, fingerprints and other biometrics are also used.

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How can I give my wife emergency access to logins, passwords, etc.?

I'm the digital guru in my household. My wife is good with email and forum websites, but she trusts me with all our important digital stuff — online banking and other things that require passwords; also family photos and the plethora of other…
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What is "virtualapp/didlogical"?

I was rooting around in my credential manager and found a credential for "virtualapp/didlogical". I didn't put it there, I don't recognize it and I am finding conflicting info about it. It may be a keylogger, or used by Windows Live or Google Talk…
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What is a good way to initiate `sudo` on demand, so it asks for my password now (when it's convenient) and not later (when it's inconvenient)?

This is hackish. I sometimes need to quickly run programs one after the other in the terminal with some commands needing sudo while others do not, such as: $ command1; c2; sudo c3 | c4; c5 | sudo c6; c7; sudo c8 I would like to initiate sudo (aka…
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Windows 10 forgets mapped drive's credentials after reboot

Why Windows 10 forgets mapped drive's credentials after reboot and how to fix it? I've seen some solutions but none of them was a fix for my problem. thanks.
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Manage another user's credentials for network access

I have a Windows account that is used for running services (ie. it's not intended that any person should log in as that account). Turns out one of the services needs to access a remote network share that's on a machine in a different Windows domain,…
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Is there a way to view password stored in Windows Credentials?

I have a list of credentials stored in my Windows Credential Manager. But I can't view those passwords. Is there any way to see those credentials?
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Windows 7 - Remote Desktop - multiple credentials

My home network consists of a couple Windows XP machines and a Windows 7 box. One of the Windows XP boxes is like a shared server accessed via Remote Desktop. I have an account on there and my gf has another. Previously I was able to save RDC…
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How can I find Protected EAP credentials of a wireless network stored on Windows 7?

I need to remember the authentication credentials (username/password) of the wireless network on which I am connected. There is a way to reveal those informations on Windows 7? The wireless network is protected with WPA2-Enterprise AES, with…
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How to clear credentials associated with the OneDrive for Business sync app?

We are using the OneDrive for business sync app to synchronize our document libraries in SharePoint with our PCs in the office. Recently, I came across a situation when testing where I entered my personal Hotmail credentials instead of the…
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How to save RDP credentials into a file?

I'm trying to use RDP and save my credentials in a file so I don't have to enter it each time I connect. I remember doing it before and it involved changing a group policy setting. What exactly do I need to change in Group Policy within Windows 7…
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Prevent windows 10 from saving zip password

It seems that windows 10 saves the password of zip folders during your login session. Once you enter your zip password once, you can access the file as many times as you want during one login session. If I want to manually remove the stored login…
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How to add cached credentials for the Windows System acount?

I have a software build and deployment service installed on a computer. The service has been setup to run as the SYSTEM account. Since the service deploys to a number of other machines and requires the passwords of the machines to connect, I would…
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using keepass (or other pw tool) to fill windows credentials?

Can we use KEEPASS to auto-fill the window credential? or are there any password tool can do ít? many thanks! detail for my problem: I work a lot with some resources using window credential as log-in method, so manual-type them is some kind…
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Windows 7 - Samba Shares - multiple credentials

My home setup has a Linux server which serves several shares, each with a different user & password. I.e.: public, user1, user2 I can connect to my shares individually via \\server\public with the user & password. However, once I entered credentials…
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git credential-osxkeychain get hangs

If I execute git credential-osxkeychain get, it just hangs when it should return information regarding what credentials are stored in the keychain. Is there a way to make this work? I am using OS X 10.15.5 $ git credential-osxkeychain usage: git…
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