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outlook express hash

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:07 am
by Pyrite
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

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:25 am
by n00b Saibot
Ask MICROSOFT :lol:

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:42 am
by feyd
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.

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:14 am
by n00b Saibot
BTW, Outlook Express & MS Outlook use Triple DES (3DES) Algorithm for hashing algorithm.