Creating a password file for Windows OS???

[PCPatrick]

I'm needing to "create a password file for Windows OS" with the following content:

Alice:WANG1:2CEBBEC04BDFCF8E7BEC24A6D1A324C9:16B9C
155CEB253CBFA6209D589014960:::

Bill:WANG2:49AB891F0FD6831EAAD3B435B51404EE:85AC33
3BBFCBAA62BA9F8AFB76F06268:::

Bob:wANG3:5DC840BB1BD1DA5217306D272A9441BB:092B9CC
E88F0D34987B5E7DCECD031DC:::

Guest:WANG4:AAD3B435B51404EEAAD3B435B51404EE:31D6C
FE0D16AE931B73C59D7E0C089C0:::

John:WANG5:B757BF5C0D87772FAAD3B435B51404EE:7CE21F
17C0AEE7FB9CEBA532D0546AD6:::



I think I have to do something with my registry, but am not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[lessthanzero]

What specifically are you trying to accomplish?

[PCPatrick]

Thanks for replying back, lessthanzero. I have to complete this exercise for a info. security course I'm taking and need help. The exercise is suppose familiarize me with weak/strong passwords and different password cracking software. After I create the password file using all of that content, LC4 version 4.0 (password cracking software) is suppose to be run to crack the hidden results within the given content.

[SDK]

The pasword file in Windows NT/2000/XP is in the directoty C:\WINDOWS\system32\config and it call SAM. Play with your own risk with this file.

[lessthanzero]

Took my LC4 <5ms to crack every password.

Copy the contents into a new .txt file. Make sure you arrange each user/passwd on its own separate line like this:

Alice:WANG1:2CEBBEC04BDFCF8E7BEC24A6D1A324C9:16B9C155CEB253CBFA6209D589014960:::

Then invoke LC4. Start a new session and import from a pwdump file (targeting the new text file).

Shouldn't take long...

Cheers,
<0

[edit: the line begining 'Alice' should be one contigious line in the text file. AO forces a word wrap.]

[PCPatrick]

lessthanzero:
Does the .txt file have to be in any specific location for this to work? After starting a new session, I click to import from a "PWDUMP file....." I double-click my .txt file and nothing happens, except for "Imported 0 accounts" appearing in the extreme bottom left of the screen.

[PCPatrick]

lessthanzero:
I think I got it. "INFORMATION", "SUMMER", "SOFTWARE", "*empty*", "1234"???

[lessthanzero]

i recall the 1-7 and a few others. Seems like it worked for you as planned.

What better could you ask for on a Friday afternoon? Good job mate...

Cheers,
<0

[PCPatrick]

Thanks for your help!