263968 - Fix: Service Pack Installation May Save Standard Security Password in File
Brief Description
If you use SQL Server Authentication, also known as Standard Security, to install SQL Server 7.0 or SQL Server 2000, the system administrator ( sa ) password may be stored in clear text, or in an encrypted readable format in the SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 setup files.
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Quick Details
| File Name: | killpwd.exe |
| Version: | 3.0 |
| Date Published: | 6/14/2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Download Size: | 182 KB |
| Estimated Download Time: | 1 min 56K |
Overview
If you use SQL Server Authentication, also known as Standard Security, to install SQL Server 7.0 or SQL Server 2000, the system administrator ( sa ) password may be stored in clear text, or in an encrypted readable format in the SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 setup files.
Also, if you configure SQL Server Services by using a domain account, the domain account password may be written to the Setup.iss file in an weakly encrypted format.
The Killpwd utility automates scanning for these setup files and removing the passwords from them. 
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System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows NT; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
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Instructions
After you click on the Download Link, you will see a dialog with the question "What would you like to do with this file?"
If you choose to "Run this program from it's current location" it will automatically install the program to your computer.
If you choose "Save this program to a disk" you will be prompted for a location to save the file to. Once saved you will need to open the .exe file to run the program.
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