local domain password cache on windows xp pro

[shike]

I have some winxp pc connected with a domain controller win2003.
If i insert a domain user on the local machine it can login on it with its
domain password when the client is disconnected from network. My question
is: Where does client store domain password?
Many thanks in advance.
Steve

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have some winxp pc connected with a domain controller win2003.
If i insert a domain user on the local machine it can login on it with
its domain password when the client is disconnected from network. My
question is: Where does client store domain password?
Many thanks in advance.
Steve

Cached Logon Information
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q172931


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[shike]

Many thanks for your reply but this link explains how many logons are
cached on client not where they are saved. Do you know if there is a .sam
file where they are stored?

 

[Steve Riley [MSFT]]

We store cached credentials so that you can log onto your domain-joined
laptop when you aren't physically connected to the domain (like at home or
in an airport). Cached credentials aren't typical IDs or passwords--instead,
they implement a construct called a "password verifier" that you can think
of as a hash of a hash, salted with your user ID.

More details on the security of password verifiers:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/913485

Steve Riley
(e-mail address removed)
http://blogs.technet.com/steriley


Many thanks for your reply but this link explains how many logons are
cached on client not where they are saved. Do you know if there is a .sam
file where they are stored?