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I don't know anyone who thinks password protecting a MS Office file gives the data any real security.

There have been tools available to crack password protected MS files as long as I can remember. And these tools are used, more often than not, to access files after the password has been forgotten, or the employee who created them quit.

Use the MS file password to keep out the curious, use GNUPG or PGP to protect sensive data.

IMO, if the MS encryption were any stronger, there would probably been many hundreds of thousands of inaccessable MS documents around, due to the many morons that use the feature then immediately forget the password.
Posted by: alterego_z   Posted on: 01/20/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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'unstated ability to get access to systems'  David Mohring | 01/20/05
Let's give MS a break  alterego_z | 01/20/05
I agree to a point  Chad_z | 01/21/05
But I thought this was a big selling point?  tic swayback | 01/21/05
"the promise they made to us?"  CobraA1 | 01/21/05
IRM and password protection  Confused by religion | 01/23/05
Give me a break.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/21/05
forgotten passphrases  MysticKnightOfTheSea | 01/25/05
People's Concern about Microsoft  Still_Thinking | 01/20/05
LOL  linuxoverwindows | 01/22/05
One thing about Microsoft  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/20/05
Everyone has bugs  DonPMitchell@... | 01/21/05
re: everyone has bugs  Iain_Peters | 01/21/05
i will call you on that.  linuxoverwindows | 01/22/05
This has been done for a long time  voska | 01/20/05
There goes my Pecan Dressing recipe sad  Prognosticator | 01/20/05
Bad news.  Yen_z | 01/20/05
passwords  cardinal33 | 01/21/05
Barbecue rub?  Hugh Jass | 01/22/05
brownies!  linuxoverwindows | 01/22/05
Very old news...  PB_z | 01/20/05
(nt)That wasn't a flaw, they called it the master key.  chiwawa | 01/20/05
I've been derided for accusing Microsoft  bjbrock | 01/20/05
World conquest?  DonPMitchell@... | 01/21/05
A flaw found in a MS product!?! Did I wake in the  Laff | 01/21/05
laffable, isn't it?  dfowensby | 01/21/05
Was wondering  livewire^ | 01/21/05
RE: Was wondering  richdave | 01/21/05
not just a 1 on 1 now...  linuxoverwindows | 01/22/05
Next in line  bobb88 | 01/21/05
Nobody sane claims that their OS of choice is perfect  Laff | 01/21/05
Very true  bobb88 | 01/21/05
next windows release  linuxoverwindows | 01/22/05
except for my os...  linuxoverwindows | 01/22/05
Two seperate questions  reholli@... | 01/21/05
This is nothing new  Edward@... | 01/21/05
who do I believe?  Joe_Wulf@... | 01/21/05
It's Deja Vu All Over Again  jbx233 | 01/21/05
MS Office Flaw  sgary@... | 01/21/05
I found a darwin in my office  FilledOut | 01/21/05
If anyone ever stuck a chunk of chocolate in my  Laff | 01/21/05
Flaw  rwgaylord | 01/21/05
re: Flaw  Iain_Peters | 01/21/05
But still we most shed light  FilledOut | 01/21/05
those do get light  linuxoverwindows | 01/22/05
RE: Flaw  richdave | 01/21/05
i guess  linuxoverwindows | 01/22/05
Microsoft Flaw  eag1e11 | 01/21/05
Microsoft flaw  peeseebeeb@... | 01/22/05
your argument doesnt hold water  linuxoverwindows | 01/22/05
Flaw found in Office encryption  skraf | 01/22/05
Microsoft flaw  peeseebeeb@... | 01/22/05
Enigma  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/22/05
M$ employees must have got the memo  drichards1953 | 01/22/05
BIG SURPRISE!!!  wizardb@... | 02/01/05

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