[Vpn-help] Start client with Windows logon??

[Evan Kinney]

Unfortunately, no - at least, the way Cisco did it. With the release  
of Windows Vista, Microsoft did away with the GINA architecture that  
allowed third-party software to modify the Windows logon process.

Microsoft did, however, implement a new system: they now refer to  
these as Credential Providers, and this architecture is much more  
secure than the previous GINA one. More info is available at MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163489.aspx

In short, it's definitely possible, but would take considerable  
amounts of the developer's time to implement.


On Sep 6, 2009, at 4:41 PM, Anthony Warren wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I just discovered Shrew while looking for a way to get Windows 7 to
> connect to my Cisco IPSec VPN router.
> So far, it's working really well - it was straightforward and worked
> 1st time, so hat's off to the developers for a great app!
>
> One thing that would really complete the feature set for me is an
> option to start the VPN session before Windows logon screen....similar
> to the same feature offered in the official Cisco VPN client package -
> that way VPN-secured Windows domain logon's could occur smoothly.   Is
> this something that's possible?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Anthony
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