23. Can I get user passwords from the AD database?

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

23. Can I get user passwords from the AD database?

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The passwords in AD are not stored encrypted by default, so they cannot be decrypted. They are hashed. The only way to recover the data from a hash is with some sort of a hacking algorithm that attempts to crack the hash (such tools exist).

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