... Enabled. Protecting SAM and Security Hives Windows NT/2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 security information is stored in the SAM (Security Accounts Manager) and Security registry hives. ... the potential risk to the security subsystem). When the first version of NTFSDOS appeared, Microsoft had to state officially that "true security is physical security& quot;. NTFSDOS, ... for evil. To summarize, in order to protect the SAM and Security files from unauthorized copying, you need to provide true physical security for the computers you need to protect. Also, don't...