![]() ![]() By default only the SYSTEM account can access the LSA Secrets registry location. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Security/Policy/SecretsÄue to the sensitivity of information Windows is protecting access to the Security folder in the registry with permissions. This information is stored in the following registry key. LSA Secrets is a registry location which contains important data that are used by the Local Security Authority like authentication, logging users on to the host, local security policy etc. The article contains Windows locations where passwords might exist and techniques to retrieve them. This is due to the fact that is the easiest and the fastest way to achieve domain administrator privileges and at the same time being less noisy. Therefore in a system that has been compromised with elevated access (Local Administrator or SYSTEM) and persistence has been achieved the hunt for clear-text passwords should be one of the first post exploitation activities. ![]() Passwords in clear-text that are stored in a Windows host can allow penetration testers to perform lateral movement inside an internal network and eventually fully compromise it. ![]()
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