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How to Audit Windows NT/2000/XP Passwords

By willspencer 178 days ago on Technology from www.tech-faq.com

Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP passwords are encrypted as 32-bit one-way hashes using the MD4 messages digest algorithm. This is similar to the way that Unix stores passwords, although the hashing algorithm is different. For compatibility with legacy Microsoft LAN Manager software, Windows NT/2000/XP also stores the passwords redundantly as a 56-bit DES (Data Encryption Standard) hash. [...]

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