GAQM Exam CFA-001 Topic 1 Question 62 Discussion

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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:

AC:\windows\system32\config\SAM

BC:\windows\system32\con\SAM

CC:\windows\system32\Boot\SAM

DC:\windows\system32\drivers\SAM

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by Elza at Feb 28, 2023, 07:47 PM

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Lenna

25 days ago

C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\SAM? I think the Windows engineers had a little too much coffee that day.

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Aimee

4 days ago

B) C:\\windows\\system32\\con\\SAM

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Maile

12 days ago

No, it's not in the drivers folder.

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Brandon

15 days ago

A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM

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Verlene

1 months ago

C:\\windows\\system32\\con\\SAM? Really? That sounds more like a typo than an actual file location.

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German

22 days ago

A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM is the correct location for the SAM file.

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Ailene

1 months ago

Ah, the old SAM file. I remember when I had to dig into that thing to reset a forgotten password. Good times, good times.

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Yuette

3 days ago

A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM

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Madelyn

4 days ago

D) C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\SAM

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Christa

9 days ago

C) C:\\windows\\system32\\Boot\\SAM

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Stephania

17 days ago

B) C:\\windows\\system32\\con\\SAM

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Mabel

27 days ago

A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM

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Sharee

1 months ago

The correct answer is A. C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM. This is the standard location for the Windows Security Accounts Manager (SAM) file.

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Tresa

22 days ago

That's correct! The SAM file is indeed located at C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM.

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Tresa

29 days ago

A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM

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German

1 months ago

I'm not sure about the location, but I know SAM stores passwords in a hashed format.

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Josphine

2 months ago

I agree with Leah, the SAM file is definitely at A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM.

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Leah

2 months ago

I think the SAM file is located at A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM.

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