MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Credential Access T1214
Description

The Windows Registry stores configuration information that can be used by the system or other programs. Adversaries may query the Registry looking for credentials and passwords that have been stored for use by other programs or services. Sometimes these credentials are used for automatic logons. Example commands to find Registry keys related to password information: (Citation: Pentestlab Stored Credentials) * Local Machine Hive: <code>reg query HKLM /f password /t REG_SZ /s</code> * Current User Hive: <code>reg query HKCU /f password /t REG_SZ /s</code>

Supported Platforms
Windows
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
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 'description': 'The Windows Registry stores configuration information that '
                'can be used by the system or other programs. Adversaries may '
                'query the Registry looking for credentials and passwords that '
                'have been stored for use by other programs or services. '
                'Sometimes these credentials are used for automatic logons.\n'
                '\n'
                'Example commands to find Registry keys related to password '
                'information: (Citation: Pentestlab Stored Credentials)\n'
                '\n'
                '* Local Machine Hive: <code>reg query HKLM /f password /t '
                'REG_SZ /s</code>\n'
                '* Current User Hive: <code>reg query HKCU /f password /t '
                'REG_SZ /s</code>',
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                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1214'},
                         {'description': 'netbiosX. (2017, April 19). Stored '
                                         'Credentials. Retrieved April 6, '
                                         '2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Pentestlab Stored Credentials',
                          'url': 'https://pentestlab.blog/2017/04/19/stored-credentials/'}],
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 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'credential-access'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:35.620Z',
 'name': 'Credentials in Registry',
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 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
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 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Sudhanshu Chauhan, @Sudhanshu_C'],
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 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}
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