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RE: password protection in office XP documents
From: "news.ajanas" <news.ajanas () cox net>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:12:57 -0700
I don't see how that works either. Lets do it 1 step at a time 1) make file blah.doc, tools - options - security - password, save as blah.doc 2) right click, rename to blah.html ***Here is where I get lost*** 3)open it with word (it asks for password no good) open it with notepad or html editor (no good either) So my question is what do you open the file with or what do you do to the file to open it? I know there are a bunch of apps out there that will do pass cracking on zip, docs and other files but it sounded like there was something easy out there....please don't leave me hanging!! I must know!! Big thnx -----Original Message----- From: matt willson [mailto:mwillson () sbcglobal net] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 4:06 PM To: 'John Benstead'; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: password protection in office XP documents Common known flaw with microsoft, and their program recognizing by file extension method, is that if you rename a file (by right clicking the file and hititng rename)blah.doc into blah.html then choosing the program to open it up with, you have got a bypass. -----Original Message----- From: John Benstead [mailto:jjbenstead () msn com] Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 4:15 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Re: password protection in office XP documents In-Reply-To: <003b01c331c8$3e992530$6f01a8c0@Laptop1> Unless you know something that I don't (and that could be the case), you will need the password for the document in order to open the document and then save as an HTML. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Re: password protection in office XP documents, (continued)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Brian Eckman (Jun 16)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Leif Gregory (Jun 16)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Brian Eckman (Jun 17)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Leif Gregory (Jun 17)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Brian Eckman (Jun 17)
- RE: password protection in office XP documents security (Jun 18)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Brian Eckman (Jun 18)
- RE: password protection in office XP documents security (Jun 18)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Leif Gregory (Jun 16)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Brian Eckman (Jun 16)
- RE: password protection in office XP documents matt willson (Jun 16)
- RE: password protection in office XP documents news.ajanas (Jun 17)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Leif Gregory (Jun 17)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Brian Eckman (Jun 17)
- Re: password protection in office XP documents Leif Gregory (Jun 17)
- RE: password protection in office XP documents Tim Laureska (Jun 17)
- RE: password protection in office XP documents Chad M. (Jun 17)