Microsoft to strike IE URL passwords
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Microsoft has announced plans to remove Internet Explorer browser support for user names and passwords as a means of protecting users from several known IE security holes.
The software giant did not say when the long-delayed IE patch would be released but, in a knowledge base article, Microsoft confirmed plans to modify the way IE handles user credentials.
The most likely scenario is for Microsoft to issue the patch in its next monthly scheduled release (second Tuesday in February) but the company has made it clear it would go out-of-cycle in emergency cases.