2007-09-12 10:02:41 · 6 answers · asked by shugg 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I regret to say that most websites use secure encryption for their servers. And no, I'm pretty sure that data would be pretty much impossible to get without requesting it from the site. Don't worry about it, man. Most websites have a retrieval feature of some sort, or you can send the support people for that website an e-mail. By the way, that does depend on the website. You may have to do sime digging to get to it. By the by also, that wouldn't be on your computer, since it isn't as secure! Cookies are simply settings, and usually don't involve your password at any point. There's an easy way to remember this: write down your password and user name and store it in a secure place. Another good idea, if you're forgetful, is to make it so that all your passwords are the same. Not that this is the best idea.
2007-09-12 10:18:46 · answer #1 · answered by Brian H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is stored in the registry...it is only for the currently logged in User. There is a Windows thread that is started up when a user logs in that contains all the security information about the logged in user, it ends when the user logs off though. Other than that the usernames and passwords are hashed in an encrypted part of the harddrive. You can use a program called NT pass...usually part of a linux distro to read and write to this part of the drive though. It will only allow you to view the usernames that have accounts and blank out the password because you can not recover hashed passwords...it is just the nature of hashing things...they are unrecoverable.
If you just want to obtain a users password...then install a key logger onto the computer...it logs all keystroke on the keyboard...then you can just dump it all to a text file....wala you have your password.
2007-09-12 10:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by Jordan Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you use Windows, it's stored somewhere in the registry in PLAIN TEXT. I don't remember where though.
2007-09-12 10:06:43 · answer #3 · answered by mudkips 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there are ways to get what your seek..best way is to ask the person who set the password otherwise its none of your business if they refuse to give it to you.......there is a reason for passwords and those reasons have many many names.....one of those names is shugg...:)
2007-09-12 12:56:11 · answer #4 · answered by br_foot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are encrypted. no log. that would be just too easy.
2007-09-12 10:07:59 · answer #5 · answered by agello24 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.Spectresoft.com
2007-09-12 10:08:22 · answer #6 · answered by Jesus & Kristle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋