The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0419 The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:21.552Z

Reserved: 2000-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0420

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-05-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0420

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