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Specops Password Policy Sentinel Components
This article lists all file locations and executables associated with the Specops Password Policy Sentinel on domain controllers.
File Locations
The following locations contain files associated with the Sentinel:
- %PROGRAMFILES%\Specopsssoft\Specops Password Policy\
- %WINDIR%\System32\SppFilter.dll
- %WINDIR%\System32\SppFilterInfo.json
- %WINDIR%\System32\SppFilterRes.dll
Executables
Specops Password Sentinel Service — Windows service, must run as local system. C:\Program Files\Specopssoft\Specops Password Policy\Sentinel Service\Specopssoft.SentinelService.exe
Specops Password Filter — there is no EXE associated with the filter that enforces policy rules. %WINDIR%\System32\SppFilter.dll is loaded into memory by lsass.exe on system startup.