RE: Where are Windows "Enforce password history" passwords stored?

From: Soluk, Kirk (kmsoluk@umich.edu)
Date: Mon Aug 29 2005 - 18:18:13 EDT


On a non-dc there stored in the SAM database (not sure where they are
stored on a DC).
Check out Lab 2.2 in this presentation
http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/itss/lectures/lecture-07.ppt
The fifth slide (within Lab 2.2) points to the password history.
/Kirk

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Gillman [mailto:charles.gillman@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:14 PM
> To: pen-test@securityfocus.com
> Subject: Where are Windows "Enforce password history"
> passwords stored?
>
> Can anyone tell me where the "remembered" passwords are
> stored when the "Enforce password history" is set in Group Policy?
>
> If this setting is set to its maximum value of 24 then I would expect
> 24 password hashes are stored for each account for the
> setting to work. But where?
>
> More importantly are there any tools/techniques for accessing
> the "remembered" passwords?
>
> Thanks
> CG
>



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