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Code for retrieving BitLocker recovery key and password - C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

using System.DirectoryServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Collections;

namespace ComputerINformation
{
class BitlockerModel
{


public string RecoveryGuid { get; set; }
public string RecoveryPassword { get; set; }

public BitlockerModel()
{
RecoveryGuid = string.Empty;
RecoveryPassword = string.Empty;
}


}

internal class BitlockerLookup
{
static DirectoryEntry entryRoot = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://RootDSE");
static string domain = String.Format("{0}", entryRoot.Properties["defaultNamingContext"][0]);
static DirectoryEntry entryDomain = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://" + domain);

public List<BitlockerModel> GetBitlockerInfo(string computerName)
{
var returnRecoveryInfo = LookupBitlockerRecoveryInfor(computerName);
return returnRecoveryInfo;
}

public static SearchResult FindComputer(string computer)
{

entryDomain.AuthenticationType = AuthenticationTypes.Secure|AuthenticationTypes.Sealing|AuthenticationTypes.Signing;


using (DirectorySearcher searcher = new DirectorySearcher(entryDomain))
{
try
{
searcher.Filter = String.Format(@"(&(objectClass=computer)(anr={0}))", computer);
SearchResult result = searcher.FindOne();
return result;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
return null;
}
}
}
private static List<BitlockerModel> LookupBitlockerRecoveryInfor(string computerName)
{



var list = new List<BitlockerModel>();

SearchResult result = FindComputer(computerName);

if (result == null)
{

}
else
{

try
{
Object objValue = Marshal.BindToMoniker(result.GetDirectoryEntry().Path.Replace("GC://","LDAP://"));
Type tType = objValue.GetType();
tType.InvokeMember("Filter",System.Reflection.BindingFlags.SetProperty|System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Public,null,objValue,
new Object[] {"msFVE-RecoveryInformation"});

foreach (Object obj in (IEnumerable)objValue)
{
BitlockerModel blm = new BitlockerModel();
blm.RecoveryGuid = new Guid((Byte[])obj.GetType().InvokeMember("msFVE-RecoveryGuid", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.GetProperty |
System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Public | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance, null, obj, null, null, null, null)).ToString();
blm.RecoveryPassword = obj.GetType().InvokeMember("msFVE-RecoveryPassword", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.GetProperty |
System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Public | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance, null, obj, null, null, null, null).ToString();
list.Add(blm);

}

}
catch (Exception e)
{


}
}

return list;


}
}

}

Script Code that generates all Passwords - Python

I doubt you have the RAM or the time, but this is a python script I wrote to generate all password combinations in a given range. Outputs results to a .txt file. Just for fun. I ran it on an octa-core Linux box I had for a week and only got to ae----.

from itertools import *

fileOutput=1

minLength=6

maxLength=12

pwList = []

inputstr = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"

inputstr = inputstr+"0123456789"+inputstr.upper()+"!#$%&'()*+-."

print inputstr

for lenPW in range(minLength,maxLength):

perms = (p for p in product(inputstr,repeat=lenPW))

for p in perms:

print ''.join(p)

tempString = "".join(p)

if tempString not in pwList:

pwList.append(str(tempString))

if fileOutput==1:

outputFile = open("passwords.txt",'w')

outputFile.writelines('\n'.join(''.join(items) for items in pwList))

Google Chrome Command Line Switches List

These are parameters you can pass with Google Chrome via command line

Condition	Explanation
--0	Value of the --profiler-timing flag that will disable timing information for chrome://profiler. →
--activate-existing-profile-browser	If set, Chrome will activate any existing browsers for a specific profile. Used for example by the fast-user switcher in the Windows JumpList. →
--allow-autofill-sync-credential	Force the password manager to allow sync credentials to be autofilled. →
--allow-cross-origin-auth-prompt	Allows third-party content included on a page to prompt for a HTTP basic auth username/password pair. →
--allow-external-pages	Allow access to external pages during layout tests. →
--allow-file-access	On ChromeOS, file:// access is disabled except for certain whitelisted directories. This switch re-enables file:// for testing. →
--allow-file-access-from-files	By default, file:// URIs cannot read other file:// URIs. This is an override for developers who need the old behavior for testing. →
--allow-http-background-page	Allows non-https URL for background_page for hosted apps. →
--allow-http-screen-capture	Allow non-secure origins to use the screen capture API and the desktopCapture extension API. →

Odds of Finding Habitable Exoplanets aka Alien Worlds

The Drake equation is:

N = R_{\ast} \cdot f_p \cdot n_e \cdot f_{\ell} \cdot f_i \cdot f_c \cdot L

where:

N = the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which radio-communication might be possible (i.e. which are on our current past light cone);

and

R_* = the average rate of star formation in our galaxy

f_p = the fraction of those stars that have planets

n_e = the average number of planets that can potentially support life per star that has planets

f_l = the fraction of planets that could support life that actually develop life at some point

f_i = the fraction of planets with life that actually go on to develop intelligent life (civilizations)

f_c = the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space

L = the length of time for which such civilizations release detectable signals into space

Beyond all of this, the advances in technology will allow us to search many more planets for life, as can be deduced from this chart. The odds for aliens are looking good...

Default Logins and Passwords for Networked Devices

NOTE: This listing is only provided as a resource to network administrators and security professionals. It is also meant to remind people that a serious problem exists when people configure a network or a computer system and do not change these passwords. The manufacturers of the listed devices, software or systems are not to blame for this problem, and we are not trying to discredit them or their products. A default login is a means for an end user of a product to complete the initial setup of the device or system. Most manufacturers strongly recommend their end users change these logins and passwords for security reasons.

Manufacturer Model OS Version Login Password
3Com - 1.25 root letmein
3Com Super Stack 2 Switch Any manager manager
3Com AccessBuilder® 7000 BRI Any - -
3Com CoreBuilder 2500 - - -
3Com Switch 3000/3300 - manager manager
3Com Switch 3000/3300 - admin admin
3Com Switch 3000/3300 - security security
3com Cable Managment System SQL Database (DOSCIC DHCP) Win2000 & MS DOCSIS_APP

Mobile Device Screen Dimensions and Pixel Ratios

for various tablets, phones, and so forth.

Device	x	y	Pixel Ratio
Amazon Kindel Fire HD 7"	1280	800	1.5
Amazon Kindel Fire HD 8.9"	1920	1200	1.5
Amazon Kindle Fire	1024	600	1
Apple iPad 1/2/Mini	1024	768	1
Apple iPad 3/4	2048	1536	2
Apple iPhone 3GS	320	480	1
Apple iPhone 4	640	960	2
Apple iPhone 5	640	1136	2
Blackberry PlayBook	1024	600	1
Blackberry Z10	768	1280	2
BlackBerry Z30	720	1280	2
Google Nexus 10	2560	1600	2

Explanation post of why? follow link of pic

Auto-Update of the Copyright Year - Javascript

Insert this snippet into the HTML where you want the year to be and it will always be current

<script>document.write((new Date()).getFullYear())</script>