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   gordon DEWAR to Hans   
   Re: How are passwords stored?   
   29 Mar 06 23:42:39   
   
   From: gordon.dewar@ntlworld.com   
      
   passwords are stored in a SAM file   
   "Hans"  wrote in message   
   news:2plfm1thn60os6ap7pe001vhserdl5mddr@4ax.com...   
   > Hello all,   
   >   
   > I have been trying to find documents with information how passwords are   
   stored   
   > in different kind of files, like ms-word, ms-excel, pgp-disk, zip-files.   
   >   
   > Can somebody point me where to look for this kind of information?   
   >   
   > I am interested how programs, who try to crack these passwords with brute   
   > force, work to find the right password.   
   >   
   > Thanks for your help,   
   > Hans   
      
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