From: Brad Huntting <huntting@glarp.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 06:34:09 PST
To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Windows NT password Encryption.
In-Reply-To: <9311160244.AA27966@toad.com>
Message-ID: <199311161433.AA06624@misc.glarp.com>
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> Does anyone know what algorithm Microsoft are using for password
> encryption on Windows NT ?  I've just been to a talk and told it
> was a proprietry 1-way algorithm, but not DES based (so as to avoid
> US export laws).

The export laws dont apply to 1-way DES hashing.  You can even
export the source as long as there are #ifdef's that make shure it
doesn't decrypt anything.


brad