Details of the .sad file extension

The table below provides useful information about the .sad file extension. It answers questions such as:

• What is the .sad file?
• What program do I need to open a .sad file?
• How can the .sad file be opened, edited or printed?
• Where can I find the specifications for .sad?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .sad extension?
• How can I convert .sad files to another format?
• What are other, similar filename extensions to .sad?

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1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database

Windows Server Security Association Database

.sad

Description:
SAD file is a Windows Server Security Association Database. SAD database containing parameters that are associated with each established (keyed) security association.

SAD format description

Category: Data files

Application: Windows Server 2003

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

SAD aliases:

-

SAD related links:

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SAD related extensions:

.spd

Windows Server Security Policy Database

Other types of files may also use the .sad file extension.

The .sad file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

Can't open a .sad file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows cannot open this file:

example.sad

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...

If you don't know how to set the .sad file association, check the FAQ.

Can I change the extension of files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.

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