Re: preventing run-as option

["Clinton E. Troutman" <clint.troutman () sbcglobal net>]

On Friday 06 October 2006 02:16, vijay shetti wrote:
> hello all!!!
>
> In my company we have domain based environment...In our proxy access
> permissions are given based on the name of the user and only few users
> are given rights to view a set of sites like email sites...
>
> For example employee A is given the permission and B does not have
> that.What B does is that he runs Internet explorer using run-as option
> and gives A's credentials...This way he is able to surf websites that
> he is not given permission to.
>
> Is there any option using which I can disable run-as option...

From your description, your problem is not runas...

Your problem is that user B has user A's credentials. That is the security 
breach.

Prevent any user from having any other user's credentials. Problem solved.
Perhaps by instituting negative consequences for giving your credentials to 
another user...??

-- 
Clinton E. Troutman

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