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    Question

    How does Internet Explorer keep its saved passwords

    secure when you're using Microsoft Windows?
    A It doesn't do anything to keep saved passwords secure. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B It encrypts the password file in your user account. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C It saves passwords to the Windows registry. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    As of this writing, Microsoft's approach to keeping saved passwords secure is to save them in the Windows registry. The registry keys that store the passwords are protected with Triple DES encryption, which uses your Windows login credentials as part of its cipher.

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