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Merge pull request #1378 from Wvisee/master
Fix typo: corrected 'HTLM' to 'NTLM'
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### Users key generation
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The DPAPI generates a unique key (called **`pre-key`**) for each user based on their credentials. This key is derived from the user's password and other factors and the algorithm depends on the type of user but ends being a SHA1. For example, for domain users, **it depends on the HTLM hash of the user**.
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The DPAPI generates a unique key (called **`pre-key`**) for each user based on their credentials. This key is derived from the user's password and other factors and the algorithm depends on the type of user but ends being a SHA1. For example, for domain users, **it depends on the NTLM hash of the user**.
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This is specially interesting because if an attacker can obtain the user's password hash, they can:
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