Microsoft to flash Windows ID cards

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Microsoft is getting ready to provide an early peek at new Windows software that aims to help consumers deal with the plethora of Internet logins.

The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant plans to release a technical preview of the software, code-named InfoCard, by the end of May, Microsoft said. It will also include other technologies designed to make using digital identities easier and safer, Microsoft's senior executive in charge of security, Mike Nash, said Tuesday.

The release is for software developers, who will be asked to give Microsoft feedback on the technology, Nash said during his monthly security Webcast. In addition to InfoCard, Microsoft is also planning preview releases of technologies that it is pitching to enable the various identity systems used on the Internet to work together, he said.

News source: C|Net News.com

What's Included: (new/updated entries are marked like this):

Windows XP SP2 - Critical Updates
KB834707: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
KB873339: Vulnerability in HyperTerminal could allow code execution
KB873374: Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
KB885626: Your computer stops responding when you restart to complete the installation of Windows XP SP2
KB885835: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel and LSASS could allow elevation of privilege
KB885836: A vulnerability in WordPad could allow code execution
KB886185: Windows Firewall "My Network (subnet) only" scoping
KB890175: Vulnerability in HTML Help could allow code execution
KB890830: Malicious Software Removal Tool
KB867282: Cumulative Security Update for IE for XP Service Pack 2
KB873333: Security Update for Windows XP
KB885250: Security Update for Windows XP
KB886903: Security Update for .NET Framework 1.1 SP1
KB888113: Security Update for Windows XP
KB888302: Security Update for Windows XP
KB890047: Security Update for Windows XP
KB891781: Security Update for Windows XP
KB890923: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
KB892944: Vulnerability in Message Queuing Could Allow Code Execution
KB893066: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service
KB890859: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege and Denial of Service
KB893086: Vulnerability in Windows Shell that Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB890830: Malicious Software Removal Tool v1.4

Windows XP SP2 - Recommended updates
KB831240: Update for HighMAT support in the Windows XP CD Writing Wizard
KB884020: Loopback IP address range problem
KB885222: Performance of 1394 devices may decrease after you install Windows XP SP2
KB886677: Corrupt DBCS characters in Internet Explorer on Windows XP
KB887742: Stop error "Stop 0x05" in Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003
KB887797: Cumulative Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP
KB888240: Add-ons not listed in Internet Explorer on Windows XP SP2
KB890831: Input Method Editor disabled when using MSN Messenger in Windows XP SP2
KB891122: Update for DRM-enabled Media Players
KB892313: Fix for problems when playing MPEG4 videos in WMP 10
KB893357: Update for Windows XP
KB895181: Fix for MPEG4 videos in Windows Media Player 10

Add-ons
Adaptec ASPI
Bootvis 1.3.37 (only in Full)
Official Windows XP PowerToys
Copy Profile Tool
DirectX Control Panel
Google Toolbar (only in Full)
ieSpellcheck (only in Full)
PowerMenu 1.5.1
Startup Control Panel 2.8
New XP Style Wallpapers (only in Full)
New XP Screensavers (only in Full)
.NET Framework 1.1 (+SP1) (only in Full)
Windows Media Player 10.0.3802 (only in Full)
Windows Journal Viewer 1.5 (only in Full)
Windows Installer 3.1
Windows Messenger 5.1 (only in Full)
Macromedia Shockwave Player (only in Full)
Windows Media Connect (only in Full)
MSN Messenger 7.0.0813 (only in Full)
New Theme: Royale (only in Full)
New Wallpapers (only in Full)
New AutoPatcher Wallpaper - based on "Aquastyle" (only in Full)
Sun Java 1.5.0_03 (only in Full)

And of course a lot of registry tweaks which improve speed, appearance, functionality and security!

File Size & MD5 Hashes

English May 2005 Full File Size: 145 MB (152867521 bytes)
English May 2005 Full MD5 Hash: 4c896c5b4500fbccf0435608f01455fe
English May 2005 Lite File Size: 64.8 MB (67962056 bytes)
English May 2005 Lite MD5 Hash: 372e9a75bac36fca8fe73082e208203c
English May 2005 Update File Size: 39.7 MB (41656655 bytes)
English May 2005 Update MD5 Hash: 1b75edbdda38f49df8468fa5dc7a2904

Portuguese May 2005 Full File Size: 143 MB (150422974 bytes)
Portuguese May 2005 Full MD5 Hash: 74fb6d02505414952900b82a4ed79c00
Portuguese May 2005 Lite File Size: 66.1 MB (69316771 bytes)
Portuguese May 2005 Lite MD5 Hash: b82b2ed47cfa35292b64f58b6b35bdd6
Portuguese May 2005 Update File Size: 51.6 MB (54189222 bytes)
Portuguese May 2005 Update MD5 Hash: 00ace27b23df67c5383a167b929694c1

(3 replies) #1 Kushan on 18 May 2005 - 16:03

Sounds like they've renamed Passport to me...

#1.1 toadeater on 18 May 2005 - 20:00

Exactly. Behind the hardware is still the same felonious software, designed to spread M$'s control over... well, just about everything.

M$ is evil, make no mistake about it. Trusting all your logins to one account managed by a third party, worst of all, the third party being a gang of criminals, is not a very wise move.

#1.2 PCyr on 18 May 2005 - 20:20

@1.1 troll

#1.3 EduardValencia on 18 May 2005 - 23:13

lol toadeater u're a well known troll in neowin

(3 replies) #2 chorpeac on 18 May 2005 - 16:19

This looks like they are building on their fingerprint recognition software they use with their keyboard. Digital Persona. It acts like a repository for a bunch of different login credentials.

#2.1 nic on 18 May 2005 - 16:32

I'm thinking about getting a fingerprint reader. When you put your finger on the reader, does it generate something that looks like an MD5 (32 characters of garble) that is based on your finger? That would be great, because then I'd have a nearly impossible to crack password, and I could use different fingers for different types of sites.

#2.2 Razor_D on 18 May 2005 - 17:33

I've got one, if it does, it doesnt show you what its generated

You can register however many of your fingers you want, however, each of them will log on to any site.

Plus, it doesnt really do what you're asking. You enter the password you want to replace by your finger, and it saves it, entering it when your finger print matches... So technically, you still have passwords, it just remembers them for when you fingerprint in.

#2.3 Colin-uk on 18 May 2005 - 17:34

"Password incorrect"

"damn now which finger was it"

Sounds cool though...

(4 replies) #3 djesteban on 18 May 2005 - 18:39

big brother is coming

#3.1 PCyr on 18 May 2005 - 19:44

Good, maybe he'll get rid of people like you who obviously don't RTFA.

#3.2 aristotle-dude on 18 May 2005 - 21:01

Nah, they will get rid of annoying fanboys like you first.

#3.3 PCyr on 18 May 2005 - 22:32

Really, so me telling him to read the article is being a fan boy? Me calling other users trolls for mindlessly bashing Apple makes me a fan boy of MS? How does that work? Or does anyone who voices an opinion, regardless of logic, that disagrees with yours, make them a fan boy?

#3.4 EduardValencia on 18 May 2005 - 23:16

oh damn aristotle,you got OWNED

#4 mr_demilord on 18 May 2005 - 21:25

QUOTE

Amen

(1 reply) #5 Kushan on 19 May 2005 - 05:27

Dear god, what's with all of the hostility, you'd think you people didn't know what democracy was..

#5.1 SquareSoft0 on 19 May 2005 - 06:27

Democracy != Civility.

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