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RE: password protection in office XP documents
From: "matt willson" <mwillson () sbcglobal net>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:06:03 -0700
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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- RE: password protection in office XP documents, (continued)
- RE: password protection in office XP documents Larry Seltzer (Jun 16)
- 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 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)