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can any1 tell me which .dll file your msn messenger password is stored, i need this asap, its thats no trouble, thanx
p.s. jeff, gr8 forum
Your password isn’t stored in a DLL, at least not as far as I’m aware. MSN Messenger uses Microsoft Passport to authenticate you with their servers. Your username (email) and password are stored on the Passport servers.
If you choose the “remember me” option when you login to MSN Messenger, your password is stored locally. I haven’t looked to closely but I believe it is encrypted and stored in a cookie.
You can learn more about Passport validation at http://www.passport.com. Their developer information tells you all the details of how login works. Basically, even web sites that use Passport for login (such as MSN.com or eBay), cannot “see” your password; that’s entirely handled by Passport.
Jeff Hester
BigBlueBall.comAnother good resource for under-the-hood stuff is http://messenger.msn.com/for_developers/default.asp
fanatic has spoken
Quote:quote:I haven’t looked to closely but I believe it is encrypted and stored in a cookie.impossible to decrypt that cookie!
CehNehDian!
https://bigblueball.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1327
There you go, a nice link to the topic on decrypting cookies
Phil
LOL, whoops
what i basiclaly meant by it was that its an answerless question! trying to decrypt a cookie is too hard and not worth doing!!Phil
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