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Pyrite
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outlook express hash

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Hey all, nother weird one for ya from yours truly.

I have a php script that creates a registry file to create an Outlook Express account. The values of the account come from a website/database. I need to be able to put the password for an OE NNTP account into my registry file, but I don't know what hash algorithm that Windows uses to store the password in the registry. Ideally, my script would get the user's password from mysql, and put it in the registry file for them to download and run. Then their OE news account would be setup. Anyone know what hash windows uses to store the password in? The registry key is in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager\Accounts
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Ask MICROSOFT :lol:
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building up a collection of these hashes and the original password (multiple copies, from multiple machines, at differing times.)

those may help lead you to figuring out. I'd imagine it's machine dependant along with an RSA system. Likely, it's 64 or 128 bit, for export.
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BTW, Outlook Express & MS Outlook use Triple DES (3DES) Algorithm for hashing algorithm.
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