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Important Information Locations Windows:

Acronym / Name: S.A.M --> Security Account Manager.

• Content: The S.A.M holds the password information associated with the device.

Server: Windows XP, Windows VISTA, Windows 7,8.1,10 && 11.
File Location: %SystemRoot%/system32/config/SAM
Privileges to Access: You must have system permissions.

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Acronym / Name: L.S.A --> Local Security Authority

• Content: This Sector stores account passwords, private keys, local security policies, SIDs and other authentication information

Server: Windows
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Acronym / Name: Microsoft Active Directory directory service.

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Important Services location Linux:

Acronym / Name: Shadow file

• Content: The Shadow file contains the content of all user accounts [Username ++ Passwords].

Server: All modern Linux variants
File Location: /etc/shadow
Privileges to Access: root

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