Retrieving FTP passwords from .ste files?

[Drew PCR]

Is there any way of pulling the password for an FTP host out of a Dreamweaver
.ste file? I was given the site by a previous designer, but neither he nor the
client have a record of what the password for the server is. I have imported
the settings and can use Dreamweaver to log in, but we'd like to figure out the
password for future reference. Is there a way to do it without contacting his
ISP for the info just by cracking open the .ste? Thanks, Drew

[Tom Muck]

Post by Drew PCR
Is there any way of pulling the password for an FTP host out of a Dreamweaver
.ste file? I was given the site by a previous designer, but neither he nor the
client have a record of what the password for the server is. I have imported
the settings and can use Dreamweaver to log in, but we'd like to figure out the
password for future reference. Is there a way to do it without contacting his
ISP for the info just by cracking open the .ste? Thanks, Drew

Try this page:
http://www.bartgrantham.com/dreamweaver_password.html

[Joe Makowiec]

Post by Drew PCR
Is there any way of pulling the password for an FTP host out of a
Dreamweaver .ste file? I was given the site by a previous designer,
but neither he nor the client have a record of what the password for
the server is. I have imported the settings and can use Dreamweaver
to log in, but we'd like to figure out the password for future
reference. Is there a way to do it without contacting his ISP for the
info just by cracking open the .ste?

Open the .ste in a text editor. The password is in the line which begins
"<remoteinfo...". It's encoded as an ASCII string, using hex values. The
first digit is saved straight; the second is saved as c2+1; the third as c3
+2, ... where c1, c2, c3, ... are the first, second, third ... character of
the password.

So if your password is 'password', then the the encoded value (as found in
the .ste file) is pw="706275767B74786B"
The ascii hex code for it would be:
70 61 73 73 77 6f 72 64
70 62 75 76 7b 74 78 6b // encoded value for comparison

There are a couple of online decoders; if you google for [dreamweaver
password decoder] you'll probably find one or two. This is also how the
password is held in the (Windows) registry, so bear that in mind if you
have any really sensitive site passwords.

[Mick White]

Post by Drew PCR
Is there any way of pulling the password for an FTP host out of a Dreamweaver
.ste file? I was given the site by a previous designer, but neither he nor the
client have a record of what the password for the server is. I have imported
the settings and can use Dreamweaver to log in, but we'd like to figure out the
password for future reference. Is there a way to do it without contacting his
ISP for the info just by cracking open the .ste? Thanks, Drew

http://www.mickweb.com/javascript/code/decrypt.html

Mick

[elhz]

I also have the same password problem but I cannot find a .ste file -- I'm using Dreamweaver 8 on a Mac. Is that maybe a pc name or can you tell me where to look.

[Murray *ACE*]

If you have never exported any of your site definitions, you will not find
them. Look in your preferences and in the plist files.
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Post by elhz
I also have the same password problem but I cannot find a .ste file -- I'm
using Dreamweaver 8 on a Mac. Is that maybe a pc name or can you tell me
where to look.

[elhz]

Thanks, I exported it and got the .ste file.