Hi :) I apply an algorithm to the name of whatever it is that i am doing and then apply a series of standard characters at set locations. The set of characters and their locations depends on which of 3 categories the thing fits into 1. Something i really don't want to have cracked, such as my bank, in which case i try to use the longest relevant 'name' 2. Something that it would be good not to get cracked but not really too fussed about 3. Something that i wouldn't care about sharing the password with pretty much anyone
LO and most of my work passwords fall into the 3rd. One at work falls into the 1st. So, i don't need to write anything down anywhere but do tend to lose track of which sites and stuff i do have passwords for and which i might need to register at. Usually i just try out the password i would use and if i don't get in then i try to register (or give up) Regards from Tom :) --- On Mon, 15/10/12, webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[email protected]> wrote: From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to crack a PW in LO? To: [email protected] Date: Monday, 15 October, 2012, 17:29 On 10/15/2012 12:00 PM, Dr. R. O Stapf wrote: > > On 15.10.2012 23:46, Jean-Baptiste Faure wrote: >> Le 15/10/2012 16:30, Dr. R. O Stapf a écrit : >>> [...] >>> >>> However, my question was how to open an LO file if the PW get >>> forgotten (not and MS file)? >>> Hints are welcome for the future. >> Buy a super-computer, launch a brute force algorithm and pray that the >> password is a short word from the standard English vocabulary. >> >> >> Best regards. >> JBF >> > Thanks to JBF and Andreas for their hints. As I have a little program which > makes brute force approach I will run a test to see if this is possible with > PW protected LO files. > For future reference, if you have to create a password protected document [for viewing or editing] make sure you use one that will not be forgotten or WRITE IT DOWN somewhere and save it in your filing cabinet. At one computer center I worked, they taped the needed passwords on the back of the keyboard. You needed a door key to get into the place, so the passwords were protected, but that way all the personnel will be able to access the needed systems and not forget the needed passwords. I use a list of about a dozen passwords. So if I forget which one I used, I just go down the "mental" list till I get the one I used for that application or document. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
