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Bypassing Windows Login Passwords with CaptureGUARD Gateway for Forensic Acquisition

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Live memory acquisition is becoming increasingly important for digital investigations. One of the biggest obstacles with memory acquisition, however, is that in many cases a computer under investigation is locked, requiring a password that is not available.

CaptureGUARD Gateway enables investigators to overcome this challenge by allowing them to log into a computer without knowing the password. Watch this video demonstration of CaptureGUARD Gateway unlocking XP, Vista, and Windows 7 computers.

To get a memory dump from a locked computer, an investigator could then simply run any memory acquisition software or utilize the WindowsSCOPE tool. For hardware-based memory acquisition there is a separate CaptureGUARD product available.