Hi,
I am unable to get User Name And Password from SAM file.Can Any One have Experience that how to get the password from SAM file.
Thanks ALOT!
nick.crane 342 Veteran Poster
The SAM file contains the user name and a hash of the password; not the actual password.
This is a protected system file and not even an Administrator user has access while the computer is running.
That said, there is stuff about this on the internet; just Google "SAM file".
onlinessp -3 Junior Poster in Training
SIR,
can u tell me another way from which i get the original password
nick.crane 342 Veteran Poster
The purpose of a password is security.
If you could find out what it was easily then it would not be very secure.
I know of no honourable reason why you would want to read someone else’s password.
Perhaps you should re-think what you want to do.
kvprajapati commented: Words!!!! +10
onlinessp -3 Junior Poster in Training
I am making security descriptive for windows for which it take admin password from user .I have to match it that this password is original or not for this purpose i need original password.
thanks on your post
nick.crane 342 Veteran Poster
If that is the case then you are approaching this the wrong way.
Your question should have been "How can I check a user's Windows password?".
Look at the System.Security and System.Security.Principal namespaces.
Also, the System.Threading.Thread.CurrentPrincipal.IsInRole method may also be useful.
This link may also help:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.principal.windowsimpersonationcontext.aspx
onlinessp -3 Junior Poster in Training
thanks sir on giving me right path
God bless on u (nick.crane)
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