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Windows stores user passwords in the Security Accounts Manager (SAM), or in the Active Directory database in domains. Passwords are never stored in plain text but as one-way hashes like the NTLM hash and LM hash. NTLM and LM authentication protocols are used to securely store a user's password in the SAM database using different hashing methods.
The SAM file in Windows Server 2008 is located in which of the following locations?
Options
- Ac:\windows\system32\config\SAM
- Bc:\windows\system32\config\LMHash
- Cc:\windows\system32\Setup\SAM
- Dc:\windows\system32\Boot\SAM
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