On Wed September 14 2005 17:26, Niklas Nebel wrote:
> Robert Volke wrote:
> > I've been looking over the documentation that is out there and have had
> > difficulty finding how to password protect my documents using the beta
> > version of OpenOffice (I have version 109 on an NT box). One of the
> > solutions I found was being able to check the "Save with Password" box
> > when attempting the "Save-as" option, but it is grayed out. I have
> > toyed around with the other security routes but I'm having difficulty,
> > and can't seem to get it to work the way I want.
> >
> > I need to be able to lock files at three different levels:
> > - protect file from being opened by the wrong person
>
> That's what "Save with password" does. The file's content is encrypted,
> you can't open it without the password. This is supposed to be secure.
> So if you don't choose your dog's name as the password, and there isn't
> any unknown weakness in the implementation, you're safe.
The only problem with this is obviously when users forget their passwords.
It may be interesting in the future to allow the user to add a 10-20 char hint
to help them remember their passwords.
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