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312-50V9 · Question #527

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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Question

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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312-50V9 question #527 exhibit

Options

  • AJohn
  • BRebecca
  • CSheela
  • DShawn
  • ESomia
  • FChang
  • GMicah

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • C
    13% (3)
  • F
    78% (18)
  • G
    4% (1)

Why each option

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.

AJohn

John's SID does not end with RID 500, so the account does not hold built-in System Administrator privileges.

BRebecca

Rebecca's SID does not carry the -500 RID suffix that designates the Windows built-in Administrator account.

CSheela

Sheela's SID lacks the -500 RID, confirming the account is a standard user without built-in Administrator privileges.

DShawn

Shawn's SID does not end in -500 and therefore does not represent the built-in Administrator account.

ESomia

Somia's SID does not carry RID 500 and is not the built-in Administrator account.

FChangCorrect

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.

GMicah

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

Topics

#SID#Windows security identifiers#administrator privileges#user enumeration

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