---
id: 8254
title: "Decrypting MSSQL Database Link Server Passwords"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/adversary-simulation/decrypting-mssql-database-link-server-passwords/"
published_at: "2014-03-05T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["powershell", "post-exploitation", "database-security", "mssql", "linked-servers", "password-decryption"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8254"
lang: en
---

# Decrypting MSSQL Database Link Server Passwords

## Summary

MSSQL linked server credentials are reversibly encrypted, letting sysadmin-level attackers recover cleartext passwords via a new PowerShell script. Defensive advice on database links included.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2014-03-05T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/adversary-simulation/decrypting-mssql-database-link-server-passwords/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8254