Re: Can I retreive the encrypted password from Win2K/AD?
From: Joe Kaplan \(MVP - ADSI\) (joseph.e.kaplan_at_removethis.accenture.com)
Date: 03/18/04
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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:48:06 -0600
Unless your AD is configured to use reversible encryption for password
storage, the password isn't even stored. Instead, only a hash of the
password is stored, so it is not possible to retrieve the original value.
Joe K.
"abs" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm need to retreive the encrypted password string from windows? Is this
possible using any protocol?
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