Live ID: Security

Ildhund

Having recently grumbled about my sign-in with a Live ID when using WLMail
not being valid for other Live sites, I've now come across an issue at the
other end of the scale.

Try this:
(1) Set up a shared folder on SkyDrive
(2) Share it with yourself using another Hotmail/MSN/Live ID
(3) Accept the invitation when it arrives and view the files in the shared
folder
(4) Send a shortcut to the page to your desktop (in IE: right-click and
select Create shortcut)
(5) Reboot
(6) Click the shortcut
(7) When the shared folder opens, click the Hotmail button.

This is what I did, and I found I was already logged in to Hotmail. Very
convenient, but way off the mark considering all the hoops MS have jumped
through to make this sort of thing impossible for ordinary users. I haven't
tested this scenario at all, so I don't know how far this sign-in extends,
but I thought it would be interesting to hear if others can reproduce the
behaviour.
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Noel