Credentials in Registry

Internal recon, hunting for passwords in Windows registry

Execution
Scanning registry hives for the value password:
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reg query HKLM /f password /t REG_SZ /s
# or
reg query HKCU /f password /t REG_SZ /s
Observations
As a defender, you may want to monitor commandline argument logs and look for any that include req query and passwordstrings:
References
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials in Registry, Sub-technique T1552.002 - Enterprise | MITRE ATT&CK®
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