restoring a sql .bak that is password protected
Is there any way to restore a sql .bak that is password protected without the password?
There are tools, e.g.:
http://www.nucleustechnologies.com/sql-password-recovery.html
http://www.nucleustechnologies.com/sql-password-recovery.html
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Data in password protected backup is not encypted. By editing backup file it is possible to read data. This feature will be removed from next version of SQL Server.
Having password protected backup containing data not available anymore neither in older backups or in actual backups may cause some problems with loosing password - especially when somone else took backup.
Having password protected backup containing data not available anymore neither in older backups or in actual backups may cause some problems with loosing password - especially when somone else took backup.
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This is not a hack question. It relates to a data conversion where the customer is trying to recover data from a hosted sql application for conversion to a new application.
however, there might be on the net some tools that help to recover passwords ... not sure if one exists for the backup files.