11-08-2019, 02:08 AM 
		
	
	
		Thanks for the article and mild rebuke.  Actually I have been guilty of using the wrong terminology and my understanding is clearer now. 
Although, in my question above I thought I asked a legitimate question.
If passwords are retrieved from the registry are they stored as base64?
	
	
	
	
Although, in my question above I thought I asked a legitimate question.
If passwords are retrieved from the registry are they stored as base64?
