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MCDST Desktop Technician Exam Prep

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You are assisting a customer who wants to stop any third-party program from temporarily storing plaintext passwords in the paging file. Which of the following should be done?
  1. Set the data value of the Clear Page File at Shutdown in the registry key to 0.
  2. Set the data value of the Clear Page File at Shutdown in the registry key to -1.
  3. Set the data value of the Clear Page File at Shutdown in the registry key to 1.
  4. Set the data value of the Clear Page File in the registry key to 1
Explanation
Answer - C - You should set the data value of the Clear Page File at Shutdown in the registry key to 1.

Key Takeaway: Some third-party programs temporarily store plain text passwords or other sensitive information in memory. This information can sometimes be present in the paging file. Clearing the paging can increase the security of data on a computer while Windows is not running. Once you have changed the registry key value, restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
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