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Passwords and Encryption for Excel 2003 for Validation Purposes.
1. Encryption- Excel 2003 provides many encryption options, and the default
97 compatible option which is of no use. Are any of the choices better than the others? Why? References? 2. Passwords- Excel 2003 seems to support Strong passwords. There were many ways around password protection that I found, but I wasn't sure if they work for 2003. Bottom line, if I use a robust encryption (providing any of the listed options are robust) and I use a strong password (8 characters minimum, mix of upper/lower case, and *&^, and numbers) is my file still just 20 minutes or less away from unauthorized access? |
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Passwords and Encryption for Excel 2003 for Validation Purposes.
Bottom line, Excel is not a secure program, is not intended to be a secure
program, and cannot be made secure. -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "Antonio K Osborn" wrote: 1. Encryption- Excel 2003 provides many encryption options, and the default 97 compatible option which is of no use. Are any of the choices better than the others? Why? References? 2. Passwords- Excel 2003 seems to support Strong passwords. There were many ways around password protection that I found, but I wasn't sure if they work for 2003. Bottom line, if I use a robust encryption (providing any of the listed options are robust) and I use a strong password (8 characters minimum, mix of upper/lower case, and *&^, and numbers) is my file still just 20 minutes or less away from unauthorized access? |
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