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It is stored in the BIOS/CMOS or security chip if there is such chip.
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Where is a startup password or power on password stored?
These settings are stored in the computer's BIOS. Sometimes it is also referred to as CMOS.
To help secure a computer you can set a startup or power on password so that the startup BIOS will ask for the password during the boot process This password is stored in what place?
BIOS
Where is the root password stored in Ubuntu?
The root password is stored in hashed form in the /etc/shadow file.
Where are the password for PC protection stored?
It's stored in the SAM file.
Where is root password stored?
in /etc/shadow file, encrypted
How do you get logged in to my gmail account when the password has been changed?
You cannot get logged with the old password. When you change your password, it gets stored in the databases. All the records get modified in that.
True or false the startup password stored in cmos ram is the same as the OS user password?
False. Although they can be set to the same password, they are not otherwise connected.
How do you bypass a computers password?
Create a Hiren's bootable CD, it wont bypass but it will reset any password the computer user has in stored.
How is energy source stored?
The answer depends on the source. Wood is stored in stacks. Coal is stored in piles or bins. Oil and gas is stored in tanks. Electricity is stored in batteries or capacitors. Water power, solar power and wind power can not be stored in any simple way if at all.
How do you do a username and password login program using C-language?
For a username, just get the username from the standard input using scanf and check whether this username matches with the username stored. If it doesn't match, then the username is wrong.For a password, get each character using getch(). Print a * for each character obtained. Now check this password with the stored password. If these don't match, then the password is wrong.
How can you find your Xbox live password stored on your hardrive?
You don't. Welcome to Microsoft.
What is the purpose of the Cisco IOS enable secret command?
This command provides the ability to the administrator to enter an encrypted form of the enable password. If the administrator uses the enable password command the password is stored in plain text within the startup config file. If enable secret is used, the password is stored as an encrypted string within the startup config file.
