Active Directory [closed]

Question

How can i get the password for a user from Active Directory

Answer 1

Simple, you cannot. Passwords are not stored in nearly all authentication systems. Instead, they are converted into a 'hash' that is stored instead. Then, when you want to prove that you know the password, you convert the password you type into a hash using the same algorithm and compare that to the stored data.

Some use public/private keys to perform the hashing, some use alternative algorithms. None of them can "un-convert" the hash back into the original password.