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Tech198

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Mar 21, 2011
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Hi all.

When you choose to connect from Mac to Mac using AFP, no passwords are stored on the remote, yet, if your coming from a Windows PC which u connect using SMB, you need to enable the Mac's account under File sharing options, and the Windows password *will be stored in a less secure manner*

I'm assuming this means it will be stored on the remote...

But why does it have to be stored and not just be temporary like AFP connections ?

Apple themselves are even stuck for answers, but Wikipedia kind of reveals it could be protocol related, also i dunno.
 
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