On an Active Directory network using NTLM authentication, where on the domain controllers are the passwords stored?
On an Active Directory network using NTLM authentication, where on the domain controllers are the passwords stored?
In an Active Directory network using NTLM authentication, passwords are stored in the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database on domain controllers. The SAM is a database that holds usernames and hashed passwords on Windows-based systems.
A < The Security Accounts Manager (SAM) is a database that stores usernames and passwords in Windows.
Question is way off. The Active Directory database (NTDS.dit) is where Passwords are stored.
ser records are stored in the security accounts manager (SAM) database or in the Active Directory database. Each user account is associated with two passwords: the LAN Manager-compatible password and the Windows password. Each password is encrypted and stored in the SAM database or in the Active Directory database.