From: anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com   
      
   Erland Sommarskog to Anton Shepelev:   
      
   > > Hello, all   
   >   
   > Yeah "all", it's soooo crowded here. :-)   
      
   According to the statistics, it is quite crowded -- 100% of   
   questions in this newsgroup receive a meaningful answer from   
   an MSSQL expert.  How many forums can boast of that?   
      
   You could mention this group in the SQL section of your   
   website, or in your contacts, to remind the readers that   
   Usenet lives on.   
      
   > > Is it possible determine the password it tries to use,   
   > > if we have full admin access to that database (and the   
   > > entire server) under the 'sa' user?   
   >   
   > No. It's an encrypted hash. If it was reversible that   
   > would be a major security issue.   
      
   So, only password hashes are sent from client to server?   
   Makes sense.   
      
   I had a withering weak hope, however, that a complete   
   administrator access to the server would let me do something   
   about it.  We all wish security were weaker when dealing   
   with the aftermath of bugs or poor work discipline, and wish   
   it were stronger every time our system was hacked and   
   encrypted by ransomware.   
      
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