Issue 122107 - password saved with 17 characters does not open, even if I enter in only 16.
Summary: password saved with 17 characters does not open, even if I enter in only 16.
Status: CLOSED NOT_AN_OOO_ISSUE
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: save-export (show other issues)
Version: 3.4.1
Hardware: PC Windows 7
: P3 Critical (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: needmoreinfo
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Reported: 2013-04-19 20:53 UTC by dave johanssen
Modified: 2013-04-23 22:54 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description dave johanssen 2013-04-19 20:53:23 UTC 
For the first time I tried to save a document with a password today.  I used a 17 character password under "save as".

It asked me to verify my password which I did.  I noticed that the asterisks stopped at 16 but typed in a 17th character anyway.  The password verified and it saved the document (as a .doc like I specified).

I tried to open the document with the 17 digit password and it said it was incorrect.  I tried opening the password with just the first 16 characters of the password and it still would not open.  I tried multiple times.

FWIW the password contained punctuation characters.
Comment 1 dave johanssen 2013-04-20 17:10:22 UTC 
I've lost access to an important document and as such I am treating this bug as critical.
Comment 2 Rob Weir 2013-04-20 23:07:47 UTC 
I'm not able to reproduce this behavior.  

Can you check your OpenOffice version and verify what version you are running?  In 3.4.1 you should be able to enter a password of 64 characters long.  The entry field is sized to allow you that many characters and it will show you that many asterisks.

 So if you are only seeing 16, then something truly odd is happening.
Comment 3 dave johanssen 2013-04-21 15:48:21 UTC 
3.4.1  A00341m1(Build:9593) Rev. 1372282
Comment 4 dave johanssen 2013-04-21 18:42:50 UTC 
FYI on my version I get 16 asterisks before it no longer echoes characters.
Comment 5 dave johanssen 2013-04-21 18:44:20 UTC 
One other thing- I installed from the website on January 31, 2013.
Comment 6 dave johanssen 2013-04-22 13:28:56 UTC 
Ok I have another angle then as I cannot access this document and it's a serious problem.  

How strong is the encryption?  It it feasible to try to brute force *whatever* the password may be?
Comment 7 dave johanssen 2013-04-22 22:43:13 UTC 
Is there no solution for this?  Does this explain the silence?  I'm locked out of a document due to a bug and nobody is replying with even a suggestion.
Comment 8 Ariel Constenla-Haile 2013-04-22 22:54:52 UTC 
(In reply to comment #7)
> Is there no solution for this? 

If you stored the document as MS .doc, then try with the first 15 characters of the password.
Comment 9 dave johanssen 2013-04-23 13:35:20 UTC 
Ariel,

That worked.

Guess I learned my lesson, not to use this 'feature'

Thank You.
Comment 10 Ariel Constenla-Haile 2013-04-23 15:39:34 UTC 
(In reply to comment #9)
> Guess I learned my lesson, not to use this 'feature'

It seems the bug here is missing documentation about it.
In fact, this dialog has no Online Help. This should be a separated bug.
Closing this one.
Comment 11 Ariel Constenla-Haile 2013-04-23 22:54:46 UTC 
(In reply to comment #10)
> (In reply to comment #9)
> > Guess I learned my lesson, not to use this 'feature'
> 
> It seems the bug here is missing documentation about it.
> In fact, this dialog has no Online Help. This should be a separated bug.

Now known as Bug 122151