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Windows Security Accounts Manager (SAM) is a registry file which stores passwords in a hashed format. SAM file in Windows is located at:
C:\windows\system32\drivers\SAM
C:\windows\system32\Boot\SAM
C:\windows\system32\config\SAM
C:\windows\system32\con\SAM
The Security Account Manager (SAM), often Security Accounts Manager, is a database file in Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 that stores users' passwords. It can be used to authenticate local and remote users.
The user passwords are stored in a hashed format in a registry hive either as a LM hash or as a NTLM hash. This file can be found in %SystemRoot%/system32/config/SAM and is mounted on HKLM/SAM.
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