Re: FW: Steganos Encrypted Safe NOT so safe

["Dan Bambach" <Dan () dbambach net>]

I have tried to "crack" a safe drive and failed. I am not as crypto savvy as
many on this group are, so my efforts may be view as first level. I did have
a drive sent off to a recovery company a while ago and they were unable to
crack the safe drive. I would think if there was a simple crack like the one
posted, they would have been able to recover the drive.

 

Dan

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From: James Matthews [mailto:nytrokiss () gmail com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:27 PM
To: Dan Bambach
Cc: steven () securityzone org; full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] FW: Steganos Encrypted Safe NOT so safe

 

Alot of times people find there bugs but what can we do! How do we know that
the encrypted drives work?

On 4/26/07, Dan Bambach < dan () dbambach net <mailto:dan () dbambach net> >
wrote:

When this was first posted, I tried to duplicate the procedure written up 
before sending it off to Steganos. I was unable to, so I thought maybe I was
missing something. Guess not...

Dan

Dan Bambach
R.T.C., Inc.
Engineering/Service Manager
915-584-6646
915-526-7635  (Cell) 
915-584-6265  (Fax)

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Adair [mailto:steven () securityzone org]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 2:32 PM
To: Dan Bambach
Cc: full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] FW: Steganos Encrypted Safe NOT so safe

It is funny that this stuff ever comes to surface.  Now I am wondering if 
this a case of trying to spread FUD or someone who just didn't pay any
attention to what was going on?

Steven
securityzone.org

> I forwarded the original issue to Steganos as I am a user of their 
> software
> package.  This is their reply and also posted on Security Focus.
>
> Regards
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: support () steganos com [mailto:support () steganos com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:56 AM
> To: bugtraq () securityfocus com  <mailto:bugtraq () securityfocus com> 
> Subject: Re: Steganos Encrypted Safe NOT so safe
>
> In response to frankrizzo604's comment, Steganos would like to dispel the
> rumor that its Steganos Safe encryption software is easily cracked. 
> Steganos
> Safe enables users to create any number of secure virtual drives in which
> data is safely stored and encrypted. However frankrizzo604 goes through
> several steps 'teaching' users how to open others' encrypted files. In his

> last step, he claims Steganos will 'PUNISH you by resetting your encrypted
> drives passwords to "123" until you buy a registered copy', implying that
> the password feature can be circumvented thus opening anyone's safe. He 
> conveniently left out that before he was able to reset the password to
> "123", he had to enter his original password to open the safe. Then, he
> saw
> this message box:
>
> http://www1.steganos.com/support/screenshots/safe8_123_infobox.png
>
> It is absolutely not possible to open any Steganos Encrypted File without 
> having the original password. The Steganos support and development team
> reconstructed the process he described. It is not possible to open a Safe
> WITHOUT the original password. In the 2007 generation of Steganos 
> products,
> Steganos decided to set the Safe attributes to write protect. Steganos
> would
> like its user to rest assured that their files are in fact still encrypted
> and safe from hackers. 
>
>
>
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