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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 16 August 2009, 18:45:01

Title: 3 hours to crack a MS Word 2007 password
Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 16 August 2009, 18:45:01

I'm currently covering for a colleague who is on vacation at the moment. I'm supposed to be pushing his report out which is top urgent, however, he had placed a password on the word file and not told me! It's supposed to be confidential.

So I've just sat here for the last 3 hours and had to crack the password on the file so that the report can be issued tomorrow. Couldn't even get hold of him, he's in Sri Lanka.

I don't know why we bother with all this security and confirdential processes. SOmetimes they just create grief. With regards to confidentialy, everyone knows the contents anyway.

Title: Re: 3 hours to crack a MS Word 2007 password
Post by: STMO999 on 16 August 2009, 19:07:57

If he's password protected it and you crack it, he should be sacked.

Title: Re: 3 hours to crack a MS Word 2007 password
Post by: KillerWatt on 16 August 2009, 19:07:58

3 hours to crack an MS password (which was probably dictionary based)......you need to get a PC thats up to date in the speed stakes  ;D ;D

Title: Re: 3 hours to crack a MS Word 2007 password
Post by: TheBoy on 16 August 2009, 19:13:11

Older office files were easy, but later ones appear to be more secure, so I agree, likely to be a dictionary word

Title: Re: 3 hours to crack a MS Word 2007 password
Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 16 August 2009, 20:22:42

Yeah it was dictionary based OK. Just took the computer ages which I've had for six months.