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Windows NT password Encryption.

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NODE 107eca29Windows NT password Encryption. Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>Mon, 15 Nov 93 18:45:46 PST

Does anyone know what algorithm Microsoft are using for password
encryption on Windows NT ?  I've just been to a talk and told it
was a proprietry 1-way algorithm, but not DES based (so as to avoid
US export laws).

NODE 975032a7Re: Windows NT password Encryption. Brad Huntting <huntting@glarp.com>Tue, 16 Nov 93 06:34:09 PST

> Does anyone know what algorithm Microsoft are using for password
> encryption on Windows NT ?  I've just been to a talk and told it
> was a proprietry 1-way algorithm, but not DES based (so as to avoid
> US export laws).

The export laws dont apply to 1-way DES hashing.  You can even
export the source as long as there are #ifdef's that make shure it
doesn't decrypt anything.


brad