Capturing Username Of Computer using javascript, is it possible?

[it01y2 0]

I wondering if it is possible to try and make a java script to get the computer username and log it?

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[apacheNewbie 0]

I wondering if it is possible to try and make a java script to get the computer username and log it?

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With VBScript you can use WScript.Network object. The user must activate its ActiveX controls.
With normal javascript, I am sure it is not possible, otherwise, it could become a security issue

[suberatu 0]

I believe Java has some built-in limitations that make it very difficult (if not impossible) to actually do something like that. As apacheNewbie said, it could be a security breach and thus it is most likely not possible to implement using Java.

[jlhaslip 4]

Use phpinfo() to see all of the $_SERVER, $_ENV, and GLOBALS that are available on the Server. I doubt if the client's Computer Name is accessible via those arrays, and I believe there are restrictions against using javascript to find them, but I might be wrong...