When seeking help with issues relating to SMS or Configuration Manager, be sure not to share information that has been encrypted as it may contain sensitive data such as user credentials. Files such as the site control file and RIPINFO.INI (from OSD) contain entries named Reserved1, Reserved2, and Reserved3 which are encrypted data. If you share a file that contains information such as your domain name, server names, IP addresses, and these encrypted entries, it is possible that someone can use this information to your detriment. Just because the information is encrypted doesn't make it safe. There are methods freely available on the Internet that will allow someone to easily decrypt that information.
Just a thought.
Dan
Published Wednesday, October 01, 2008 7:28 PM by dthomson
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