......without a password, even though I have set a password, can they remove the encryption?
Is there any software that I can use to remove encryption (from a file), where can I download it for free? (a site)
2006-11-01 15:50:04 · 7 answers · asked by usps_450_cd 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
The encryption used by the latest versions of Microsoft Word (RC4 with 40-bit keys is the default) is not very strong. (The encryption used in Word before version 97 was so weak - basically, a trivial variant of a Vigenere cipher - that it would have been funny, if it wasn't so sad.) Even the stroner (non-default) ciphers available are used in an insecure way that is prone to various cryptographic attacks.
The default encryption can be broken by brute force is a matter of days. Sometimes, if the password is weak (e.g., an English word), in can be broken in a matter of seconds, using a dictionary attack.
You can find many such programs by going to www.softpedia.com and searching for "word password recovery".
2006-11-02 03:31:43 · answer #1 · answered by Vesselin Bontchev 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the method of encryption. If you encrypt something with, say, AES encryption, you're going to need NSA-level systems to crack it (and plenty of time). Whereas, if you just use single DES, those can be brute-forced without too much computer power.
That assumes a strong password, of course, and standard password security (ie, don't write it down, etc.)
2006-11-02 05:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can remove the encryption using your encryption keys and they can access it using the password that you set for it.
2006-11-02 02:33:01 · answer #3 · answered by Reston 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee, i hope not. That is what encryption is all about - privacy and safety. Evidently you have discovered the hard way you need to write down what you did and where you put it. I have a whole separate drive on my comp that I encrypted and can't find it. So you are not the only one.
2006-11-01 15:58:58 · answer #4 · answered by Marissa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get Openoffice this would properly be a loose word processing utility that's precisely like microsoft word plus you get themes like graph making that are great for conferences i might advise that.
2016-12-09 01:06:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you the owner of the file?
I can help you with that, but I have a feeling, you're going to use it to open someone's file.
Convince me.
2006-11-01 16:01:24 · answer #6 · answered by John H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think so, unless they know your password.
2006-11-01 15:58:49 · answer #7 · answered by bReAd-WiNnEr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋