pkg registry

pkg/registry - Windows Registry Hive Parser

Offline parser for Windows registry hive files (SAM, SYSTEM, SECURITY). Used by secretsdump for local credential extraction.

func Open(data []byte) (*Hive, error)

Specialized Parsers

File	Functions	Description
system.go	Boot key extraction	Extract the SYSKEY from the SYSTEM hive
sam.go	SAM parsing	Extract local user hashes from the SAM hive
security.go	LSA secrets, cached credentials	Extract LSA secrets and domain cached credentials
crypto.go	Decryption helpers	AES/DES/RC4 decryption for registry secrets

Example: Extract Boot Key

data, _ := os.ReadFile("SYSTEM")
hive, err := registry.Open(data)
if err != nil {
    fmt.Printf("[-] %v\n", err)
    return
}

bootKey := hive.GetBootKey()
fmt.Printf("[+] Boot key: %x\n", bootKey)