Newbee password question

Is there a way to retreive passords for SQL Server authenticated users from
a system table? I'd like to retreive the passwords for a handfull of SQL
Server users and place them in a database table (for application purposes).
I've looked for functions and stored procedures in the Books On Line, but
came up empty.
Thanks,
JoeSQL Server stores passwords using a one-way hash. Although you could
retrieve the hashed data from sysligns, the value is meaningless to your
application.
Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
"JRE" <nomail@.all> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to retreive passords for SQL Server authenticated users
from
> a system table? I'd like to retreive the passwords for a handfull of SQL
> Server users and place them in a database table (for application
purposes).
> I've looked for functions and stored procedures in the Books On Line, but
> came up empty.
> Thanks,
> Joe
>|||Thanks Dan,
I saw several articles describing adding or changing passwords...but not
fetching them. Oh well...I guess I'll have to think of an alternative
solution to what Im trying to do
Regards,
Joe
"Dan Guzman" <danguzman@.nospam-earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> SQL Server stores passwords using a one-way hash. Although you could
> retrieve the hashed data from sysligns, the value is meaningless to your
> application.
> --
> Hope this helps.
> Dan Guzman
> SQL Server MVP
> "JRE" <nomail@.all> wrote in message
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> from
> purposes).
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