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The Security Account Manager (SAM) is a database file [1] in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 that stores users' passwords. It can be used to authenticate local and remote users.
The Session Manager Subsystem is the first user-mode process started by the kernel. Once started it creates additional paging files with configuration data from HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management, [1] the environment variables located at the registry entry HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment, and DOS device mappings (e.g. CON ...
A password manager is a software program to prevent password fatigue by automatically generating, autofilling and storing passwords. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It can do this for local applications or web applications such as online shops or social media . [ 3 ]
It comprises a login daemon, a login user interface, and a system for tracking login sessions. [1] When a user tries to log in, the login manager passes the user's credentials to an authentication system. Since an X display manager is a graphical user interface for login, some people use the terms display manager and login manager synonymously. [2]