[Gllug] M$ Word/Excel security

[Dave Cridland [Media UK]]

ISTR that StarOffice, and possibly other Linux DOC/XLS compatible apps,
don't bother looking at the password, but I might be wrong.

Failing that, a quick Google shows interesting things for "word password
crack", including a downloadable demo off the first link. (You can take this
as a friendly slap on the wrist for not looking, if you like. ;-) )

http://www.crackpassword.com/advanced_office2000_password_recovery.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alain Williams" <addw at phcomp.co.uk>
To: "Greater London Linux UUG" <gllug at linux.co.uk>; "Oxford Linux UUG"
<oxlug at lists.oxlug.org>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 5:17 PM
Subject: [Gllug] M$ Word/Excel security


> Off topic for a Linux group -- unless you want to use this as anti M$
material ...
>
> I have some M$ Word docs & Excel spreadsheets to which the password has
been forgotten.
> I remember reading something a year or two ago that these could be easily
broken into.
>
> Can anybody give me a pointer.
>
> Thanks
>
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