How to Recover Saved Passwords in Classic FTP

In this article, you’ll learn where Classic FTP stores your FTP login passwords, how they are protected, and how you can easily recover them.
Classic FTP Password Secrets
Classic FTP stores all your FTP login passwords at following Registry location
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NCH Software\ClassicFTP\FTPAccounts\Site1\[ftp_server]\0
For each [ftp_server] Registry key, you will find registry values “Server”, “UserName” & “_Password” refering to FTP server, username & encrypted password respectively.
Classic FTP encrypts the FTP password using RC4 algorithm with MD5 hash of magic text as key.
How to Recover Classic FTP Passwords Automatically
Now you can easily recover all your forgotten FTP login passwords from “Classic FTP” without any technical knowledge.
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