Re: 'Can't' vs 'won't' (Was: OT - lost Access password)

[Luuk Paulussen]

I thought that with any recent microsoft passwords they have to be brute 
force cracked as they use much better encryption than they used to.  I think 
the time required to crack the password is a few days, dependent on 
processing speed.  You could try guessing the password lots of times (if you 
have any idea what it could be) or some kind of memory retrieval technique 
:)


From: Yuri de Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: 'Can't' vs 'won't' (Was: OT - lost Access password)
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:49:45 +1300
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US
> ;189126 "It is technically not possible for Microsoft
> engineers to break the password on a password-protected
> file or feature within a Microsoft program."
>
> I'd have been happy to hear that Microsoft engineers would
> not, as a matter of policy, assist in cracking a password
> .. but to be told that they are incapable of it might be
> seen as being a worry for old Bill's "Security, Security,
> Security (as soon as we remember the password)" policy.
I have to admit I've been guilty of telling someone
that something is impossible when in fact it's just
a policy issue.
e.g. I sometimes tell overdue customers that the system
won't let me add products to their account while it is
in arrears. This is a lie to avoid the "please, please,
please, I promise I'll pay the three months overdue bill
tomorrow."
I can imagine that everyone who asks MS techies to crack
a password protected Access database has a very good reason
why they should be the exception to the policy, so it's
easier to say "Can't be done, sorry".
Yuri

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