How to solve the vulnerability problem of Windows password storage mechanism

  

Computer Store News How to solve the problem of Windows password storage mechanism vulnerability? Just use Windows' disk encryption technology to avoid account damage, but few people will do so. At the Defcon hacking conference in Las Vegas, security personnel announced some issues related to the security of the Windows operating system. Hackers found that "cloud passwords" stored in Web browsers and IM and other network tools can be easily forensic by some computers. The tool gets, this data includes Facebook, GMail account and so on. This means that if your Windows laptop is stolen, you should consider replacing all your passwords. The hacker explained that the problem mainly occurred in the built-in data encryption API provided by Windows--DPAPI, which allows the application to call the programming interface to achieve scattered data encryption, but the open source tool OWADE provided by the hacker team can be easily implemented on Ubuntu and Debian. Extraction of password information for web browsers and instant messaging clients. In addition, hackers also found that Wi-Fi network passwords are also very fragile, and Firefox's offline security is also worse. In IM software, Skype's password security is strong enough to be obtained, and some third-party IM software. For example, the problems of 9talk, Pidgin, etc. are more obvious. A representative of Microsoft said that the company will publicly respond to this question later today.

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