Is there any reliable way to monitor failed logon attempts on-the-fly in Windows XP? (well, Vista too for that matter). I need to monitor failed logon attempts programmatically which is currently accomplished with a simple GINA Stub by subclassing the Login dialog from MSGINA. However, my current solution is not waterproof if there are ...
In Windows, the GINA module can be extended to support different ways of authentication. For example, you can already see a support for Fingerprints, Smart Cards, or even Face Recognition (like what Lenovo did with their laptops). What I am trying to achieve is not something as complex as those methods. All what I want is to be able to p...
Problem: After uninstalling a replacement GINA I get logged off immediately after logging on if I use the WIX 3.0 installer. I have a replacement login process (GINA) for windows XP. It consists of a single file placed in the system directory C:\windows\system32\NewGina.dll and a registry entry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsof...
Hi all, I have a fully customized msgina.dll in module i need to remotely debug it? Ho will i achieve this Abdul Khaliq ...
I have created a DLL to replace GINA. When I call WlxDialogBoxParam to display my own logon dialog, the dialog does not get active. What am I doing wrong? I have tried o call SetActiveWindow on the WM_INITDIALOG event, but that did not seem to help. I call the WlxDialogBoxParam with the following parameters: WlxDialogBoxParam(hWlx, Get...
I have searched quite a lot of places and I only found one GINA replacement called pGINA but it is in C++ which I don't know at all. Does anybody know one in either C# or VB.NET? (I'm writing software for use at work to control what employees are doing) ...
Hello I am trying to change the behavior of the windows xp ctrl alt del key in certain scenarios throught Gina. Specifically I want to unhook the custom dialog that appears on ctrl alt del that was implemented in legacy code, and have my task manager back. Would someone point me at the right direction please? ...
What is a GINA dll, and is it possible to trap special key combinations using this dll? How can I use this in a kiosk application? ...
As per requirement we have written one custom GINA. I have observed one interesting behavior in Windows XP 32 Bit(SP2). Customized GINA internally calls windows default Windows GINA (msgina.dll) and shows one extra window as per our requirement. I used to do remote desktop to XP machine from my machine. After replacing Windows GINA with...
Currently I am using Windows Media center Edition. I want to extract the bitmap that Windows displays during classic logon Process. I have searched Msgina.dll using Resource hacker. I found The bitmap for professional edition,Embedded and for Home edition. But I am unable to find bitmap for Windows xp Media center edition. So, How can I ...
I am developing a custom version of a gina.dll for Windows XP, it has to behave differently when someone attempts to log on via RDP. The problem is in figuring out whether I am inside an RDP session or not. After researching this matter and reviewing various discussions, I established that the following approaches do not work: Check ...