Computer security Interview Question:

Where is the password that I configure a service to start with stored?

Submitted by: Administrator

HKLMSECURITYPolicySecrets_SC_servicenameCurrVal contains the encrypted password of the service. The password is not machine or account dependent. i.e. a user foo with password bar in domain X in NT3.51 has the same encrypted value as user baz in domain Y with NT4.0 (with password bar).
Submitted by: Administrator