User name and password under windows registry [Archive]

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Tushars

Nov 17, 2006, 12:22 AM

Where windows xp stores user name and password under windows registry?

ScottGem

Nov 17, 2006, 07:28 AM

Why do you ask?

LTheobald

Nov 20, 2006, 06:07 AM

Also I don't think it's just stored in the registry like that. It would be a HUGE security risk. For one it would be encoded with a industry standard encryption algorithm.