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Peter extracts the SIDs list from Windows 2000 Server machine using the hacking tool "SIDExtractor". Here is the output of the SIDs: From the above list identify the user account with System…
The correct answer is F. Chang. In Windows, the built-in Administrator account is always assigned Relative Identifier (RID) 500, so the SID ending in -500 identifies the account with System Administrator privileges.
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Peter extracts the SIDs list from Windows 2000 Server machine using the hacking tool "SIDExtractor". Here is the output of the SIDs:
From the above list identify the user account with System Administrator privileges.
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- AJohn
- BRebecca
- CSheela
- DShawn
- ESomia
- FChang
- GMicah
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In Windows, the built-in Administrator account is always assigned Relative Identifier (RID) 500, so the SID ending in -500 identifies the account with System Administrator privileges.
John's SID does not end with RID 500, so the account does not hold built-in System Administrator privileges.
Rebecca's SID does not carry the -500 RID suffix that designates the Windows built-in Administrator account.
Sheela's SID lacks the -500 RID, confirming the account is a standard user without built-in Administrator privileges.
Shawn's SID does not end in -500 and therefore does not represent the built-in Administrator account.
Somia's SID does not carry RID 500 and is not the built-in Administrator account.
Windows Security Identifiers use a well-known RID of 500 exclusively for the built-in Administrator account; among the listed users, Chang's SID ends in -500, uniquely identifying it as the account with System Administrator privileges regardless of what the account is renamed to.
Micah's SID does not end with the -500 RID that uniquely identifies the Windows built-in Administrator.
Concept tested: Windows SID structure and built-in Administrator RID 500
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/access-control/security-identifiers
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