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: 2000-06-15T04:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2000-0420

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2008-09-10T19:04:37.103

Link: CVE-2000-0420

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