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| 17 Sep 2009 | #1 |
| | How do I password protect one application I am looking for a way to secure one specific app on my system more than the rest. A example of what I would like is... User clicks on Icon, user is asked for a password to acess that app, user supplies password and app launches, or no password/wrong password, no app. Any Idea how this would work, I know I can set up a seperate login for this, but that is not really the solution I want. Ideas/opinions ? |
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| 17 Sep 2009 | #2 |
| | What's wrong with a separate account? You could rig it so that only AccountX has access to the app executable, and then create a simple shortcut or batch file which does "RUNAS /user:AccountX MyApp.exe". The app will start only if the correct password is supplied. |
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| 17 Sep 2009 | #3 |
| | Place the icon in a password restricted folder. Launch the app from a script. |
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| 17 Sep 2009 | #4 |
| | Last edited by whs; 17 Sep 2009 at 09:38 AM.. |
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| 17 Sep 2009 | #5 |
| | Sorry, but I cannot recommend PasswordDoor. I tried it, and it locked my system necessitating in a hard reset to recover. However, there is a program that you can use. I've tried it in Windows 7 (64-bit) with no problems. It is called Empathy Empathy | Michal Strehovsky: home This program is PostcardWare, meaning that it is free to use, but has some restrictions, namely the length of the password is limited to just 1 character in the unregistered version. There is a way round this, but it effectively means that you are restricted to a 4-character numeric password. To enter this password, proceed as follows (example only). Alt + 0000 to Alt + 9999 (numeric keypad only). |
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| 17 Sep 2009 | #6 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf  Sorry, but I cannot recommend PasswordDoor. I tried it, and it locked my system necessitating in a hard reset to recover. However, there is a program that you can use. I've tried it in Windows 7 (64-bit) with no problems. It is called Empathy Empathy | Michal Strehovsky: home This program is PostcardWare, meaning that it is free to use, but has some restrictions, namely the length of the password is limited to just 1 character in the unregistered version. There is a way round this, but it effectively means that you are restricted to a 4-character numeric password. To enter this password, proceed as follows (example only). Alt + 0000 to Alt + 9999 (numeric keypad only). |
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| 17 Sep 2009 | #7 |
| | or you can go here , i've used it and it runs just fine. |
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| 17 Sep 2009 | #8 |
| | Where are you at on this wwoods? I am interested in your application (usage) for this technique. |
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