OL2002: Disabling Password Caching for Internet Protocols (299377)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
This article was previously published under Q299377
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

As a security precaution, you may want the ability to disable password caching to disk for all Internet protocols (IMAP, POP, Hotmail, and so on). Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes the ability to do this.

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To enable this feature, you need Office XP SP1 and either of the following registry keys set to a DWORD value of 0 (zero):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security\EnableRememberPwd

-or-

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security\EnableRememberPwd

To do this manually:
  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
  2. Locate and click either of the following keys in the registry:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security

    -or-

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security

  3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

    Value name: EnableRememberPwd
    Data type: REG_DWORD
    Value data: 0

  4. Quit Registry Editor.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/28/2006
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