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Writing a Password Filter for Windows in C# and registering the dll

I'm looking to write a custom password filter for windows using C#.Net. Any inputs on that? I have already read the programming considerations for writing a password filter. I'm not able to find any code sample in C#.

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NLV Avatar asked Jun 26 '10 06:06

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Okie, I found that it cannot be (should not be) done.

"The behavior of any high-level language, framework, or runtime in the components that are loaded by core operating system processes is undefined."

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;841927

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NLV Avatar answered Oct 25 '22 19:10

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