How does LC work ?
A. Passwords are encrypted using a special algorithm when stored on the domain controller or your computer. This encrypted format is called the “hash”. Password hashes are “one-way” hashes, so they cannot be decrypted simply by applying the encryption algorithm to the hash. Instead, each “guessed” password must be encrypted with the hashing algorithm, and the resulting hash is compared to the hash of the real password. When the hashes match, you have identified the real password.
