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Zul
Feb 3, 2005, 9:47:30 PM2/3/05
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Hi,
Can I login to other user profile on the same pc without knowing that user
password ?
Thank you.
Regards,
Zul
Mark Heitbrink [MVP]
Feb 5, 2005, 6:00:05 AM2/5/05
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Zul schrieb:
> Can I login to other user profile on the same pc without
> knowing that user password ?
> Can I login to other user profile on the same pc without
> knowing that user password ?
Yes, you can guess and test ...
SCNR
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Steven L Umbach
Feb 5, 2005, 2:38:14 PM2/5/05
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Gosh I hope not. No you will need the credentials for the other user. Of
course any user with physical access to a computer can access just about
anything with the possible exception of encrypted files. --- Steve
course any user with physical access to a computer can access just about
anything with the possible exception of encrypted files. --- Steve
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Admiral Q
Feb 5, 2005, 11:14:49 PM2/5/05
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You can even access the "encrypted" files if you know where to extract the
CERT from.
CERT from.
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Steven L Umbach
Feb 6, 2005, 1:00:39 AM2/6/05
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You possibly could if the user's EFS private key is still on the computer
which often it is. In Windows 2000 all you have to do is use a utility to
reset the built in administrators account password, logon as the
administrator and reset the users password to access their encrypted files
or just use the administrator account to decrypt the files if it is the
Recovery Agent for the file. Windows XP Pro does not require a Recovery
Agent and if you reset the password on a local account you will not be able
to access the files but you could logon as admin, install a password cracker
to obtain the users password, logon as the user and decrypt the files. In
default configuration Windows 2000 and XP Pro store local user passwords in
lm hash which can usually be cracked unless the password is very long and
complex. If lm hash has been disabled it will be much more difficult to
impossible to crack complex passwords. If the computer is XP Pro, and the
user that has the EFS files is logged on with cached domain credentials then
the EFS files are safe unless assuming the domain policy enforced reasonably
strong passwords. --- Steve
which often it is. In Windows 2000 all you have to do is use a utility to
reset the built in administrators account password, logon as the
administrator and reset the users password to access their encrypted files
or just use the administrator account to decrypt the files if it is the
Recovery Agent for the file. Windows XP Pro does not require a Recovery
Agent and if you reset the password on a local account you will not be able
to access the files but you could logon as admin, install a password cracker
to obtain the users password, logon as the user and decrypt the files. In
default configuration Windows 2000 and XP Pro store local user passwords in
lm hash which can usually be cracked unless the password is very long and
complex. If lm hash has been disabled it will be much more difficult to
impossible to crack complex passwords. If the computer is XP Pro, and the
user that has the EFS files is logged on with cached domain credentials then
the EFS files are safe unless assuming the domain policy enforced reasonably
strong passwords. --- Steve
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Zul
Feb 6, 2005, 10:22:09 PM2/6/05
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Thanks for the input ... :-)
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