Windows CardSpace - selecting data source

	Quick links > Selecting CardSpace data source - Reading system credentials - Decrypting system's Master Key - Decrypting user's Master Key - Decrypting InfoCard public data - Decrypting InfoCard PIN     - Selecting recovery method     - Setting attack options     - Launching selected attack - Decrypting InfoCard private data NPRW main page

Selecting data source - CardSpace vs CardSpace Backup

In the beginning, the application's Wizard scans the system and prompts you to select one of the available CardSpace storages. The default choice is current user's CardSpace. If the sought CardSpace storage is not found on the drop-down list, you can set path to its folder manually (by clicking on the 'Add New CardSpace' button). Please note that all operations with CardSpace assume you are having an Administrator privileges.

Another, alternate source of InfoCards is CardSpace Backup File. Normally that's a file with the .CRDS extension (if user hasn't set different). Please note that in order to decrypt CardSpace Backup File, you will have to know its password. Windows Vista sets the minimum password length for CRDS as 8 characters.

Once the data source is selected, we can move on to the next step in the Wizard - decrypting system passwords.
 

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