Windows XP OS User Login Id from Javascript

Question

Hi,

Just wondering if there is a javascript means of getting the Windows XP login/user id logged in from within a browser application, when the user in question, say, clicks on a url within an e-mail.

Basically need to determing who has logged into the Windows XP machine.

Thanks.

Answer 1

No, unless there's a relevant IE zero day. Obviously, this would be a huge abuse of user privacy (if you want their name, ask them!).