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Story: 'Unfixable' Word password hole exposed
Posted by: Kay (Thursday 8 January 2004, 10:14 AM)
Since the days of tip-ex and photocopiers, we have always had people who will try and alter official documents. What we need is people to be aware and to check the contracts as they are returned. At the end of the day computers are tools and should never be trusted so completely as to allow anyone to get away with this kind of fraud. The limitations of the 'password protection' should be made known but as for being made foolproof, well I think thats living in a dreamworld.
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Story: 'Unfixable' Word password hole exposed
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Office documents have never been secure, for years... Mark -
I forgot the password of my Doc file can anyo... Stephen -
Delbrouck's example is perfrect!
"What happens, as... Mike Junkin
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Since the days of tip-ex and photocopiers, we have... Kay -
This whole discussion about passwords is *way* ove... Jim Beveridge
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What sombody at some security company figures out... Justin
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Possibly already known. I opened a "protected" wo... David J
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I have a Word doc with a 'read-only embedded... Peter Carre
