Get password for IIS Application Pool account
APPCMD:
appcmd is an IIS tool used to manage IIS server. It provides many functions that can be used to manager server related activities like create/configure sites, start/recycle/stop app pools, etc.
Retrieve Password of an App Pool identity account:
- To retrieve password for an app pool identity account, open the command prompt in administrative mode.
- Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv directory. This is the location where appcmd.exe exists.
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Type the below command and press enter.
appcmd.exe list apppool <<app_pool_name>> /text:*
For example: I have an app pool in my IIS named SampleAppPool which has been assigned a particular account’s identity whose password I would like to retrieve. So I would enter the below command in command prompt. - Press enter and the result will be as shown below. Due to security reasons, I have removed the username and password from the image but trust me, it shows the username and password there.
Referance: https://amoghnatu.net/2015/01/15/get-password-for-iis-application-pool-account/