It is stored in the BIOS/CMOS or security chip if there is such chip.
These settings are stored in the computer's BIOS. Sometimes it is also referred to as CMOS.
BIOS
The root password is stored in hashed form in the /etc/shadow file.
It's stored in the SAM file.
in /etc/shadow file, encrypted
False. Although they can be set to the same password, they are not otherwise connected.
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.
Create a Hiren's bootable CD, it wont bypass but it will reset any password the computer user has in stored.
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.
You don't. Welcome to Microsoft.
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.
Click on password (at beginning) and delete it using delete key. Type new password in. Message will say already have password stored co you want to change. hope this helps.