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How are SQL server management studio passwords saved?
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Mar 15, 20265544 viewsConfidence Score0%
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If, when connecting to a database with sql server management studio and you select "remember password"... where and how is it saved? I presume it is somehow encrypted using your windows login password?
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It probably uses a technology called DPAPI. There's some info about it at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms995355.aspx. Basically encryption is based on the login password but they keys can also be backed up. In a domain environment, automa…
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