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I sometimes use MS Outlook 2010 on my home PC to check my personal Hotmail, but I have to type my password in every time I connect. What risks would I face if I allowed MS Outlook to memorize my Hotmail Password?
Notes:
- I'm pretty sure I have Outlook setup to use encrypted authentication with the Hotmail server
- My user account that hosts my Outlook client is secured with a reasonable password
- I use a mediocre quality hardware Firewall to "secure" outbound traffic
- I use a well known software Antivirus/Firewall solution
"The anti-virus is by far the most important one..." - Have there been many instances of "mean" code using the mentioned Windows Network Password API to gain email access in the past? – Shawn Eary – 2012-01-29T03:58:21.760
Not that I am aware of, but it's most probably what would happen if there were an attack vector against it. – Mark Henderson – 2012-01-29T06:23:15.007