Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 5362
Support Microsoft Office 97 Encryption
Last modified: 2005-04-22 07:53:50 UTC
Can't open Password Protected Files From Microsoft Office 97 (professional edition). Attempted to open both Excel and Word files. I get "error loading document file "(file name)" Read-Error. Password protected files are not supported.
If somewhere knows how MS encrypt here files - we can implement such feature!
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~caolan/Packages/wvDecrypt.html
not an API definition issue
cmc->as: You might as well own this to consider the feature request.
as->gw: I think it`s part of our product management to clearify the legal part of this bug.
Falko, you are already involved in this issue. Please help.
I confirm this issue.
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Why is this tied to word-processor? This isn't Writer-specific, is it? However, I don't dare change the component, because I am not sure of what to set this to. Philippe (aka Fousage)
cmc->ft: Any change on the ARC4/RC4 issues ?
Any chance of getting a legal statement on this ? Is there really a legal problem with this kind of feature ? Besides a lack of VBA, this is the feature seen as most requested ( or at least lots of requests on the users list ).
Due to legal restrictions and unclarity in this area we must postpone this issue to Office Later.
Does postponing it mean that patches should not be posted here, or merely that they will not be accepted until the issues have been resolved? A patch would mean if people are desparate they could build their own OpenOffice.org with support for this
FT->ST: Can you please answer the last statement from David Fraser?
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------- Additional comments from davidfraser Thu Oct 16 22:55:31 -0800 2003 --- ---- Does postponing it mean that patches should not be posted here, or merely that they will not be accepted until the issues have been resolved? A patch would mean if people are desparate they could build their own OpenOffice.org with support for this In my opinion: If the legal status is not yet clear, maybe better who make/release the part is not using OOo/SO/Sun name. it is much safer. so, if somebody have knowledge about this, can share or work for this, but maybe will not be implemented in OOo by default, until the legal status clear. or user can implement it by them self. This is safe for OOo and Sun. the patch/component can be shared using internet, maybe in free servers, or somewhere else.
Andre->David: Postponig means, that this Issue is accepted, but no one of the current developers (at SUN) can take care about it for the next milestones. It is considered to be implemented after 2.0. Anyway if a developer (we currently don't know) submits a patch, that is generally working and legaly OK, it will be implemented.
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Word and excel decryption of office97 and 95 is implemented in workspace encryption. Will be in 680 series eventually.
I take this
started
target
I don't know what "workspace encryption" is but I'm sure this is a good thing, so thanks! :-) Just for clarification: Office 2000 uses the same format as Office 97, so this should also work with Of2k files, right?
Yes, it will work with MSO 5, 95, 97, 2000, XP, and 2003 filers. And even with Excel 2.1, 3.0 and 4.0 files... "workspace encryption" means the childworkspace with the name "encryption". Anyway, it is developer stuff :-)
Why is this still in word processor? I affects almost all the components, doesn't it?
Changed component to framework (there's nothing better).
fixed in src680/encryption (for OOo 2.0) Loading of protected MS Word and MS Excel will be possible.
reopened
back to QA
fixed
What about saving with password? I tried to migrate a company, but they needed MS encription-decription...
DR->EZH: Sorry, no encryption on saving for OOo 2.0...
Should I fill a new bug for encription?
DR->EZH: Yes, you may write a new issue, target would be 'OOo Later'. Thanks
verified in internal build cws_encryption
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fix available in current master OOo1.9.54
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