On Sat 28 November 2009 05:36:29 am Jonas Bardino wrote: > Michael Fothergill wrote: > > Dear Debian folks, > > > > I use Open Office. It works OK for me most of the time. It can save > > files as Microsoft Word documents. I work with people who use MSWindows > > software all the time such as MSWord etc. I want to send an encrypted > > or password protected file to them. > > > > If you produce a word processor document in MSWord apparently according > > them you just click on some menu item with encypt on it and it encrypts > > the document for you. Whether it attaches a password to it as well or > > how the user at the other end decrypts it I don't know.... > > > > But with OpenOffice it doesn't look like there is an encryption function > > on it like there is in MSWord but there is a password protection option > > when you save a file in it. If you look on google for Openoffice stuff > > on encryption on there it all reads like a chapter from Finnegan's Wake > > by James Joyce or even that it has itself been partly encrypted..... If > > you want to password protect or encrypt some files reasonably > > competently and then send them in a format the MSWindows world would > > decrypt relatively easily what would you do? > > > > Do I have to use other software like GnuPGP or whatever it is > > conjunction with Open Office? Maybe I should just copy the files on to > > CD and then send them by old fashioned snail mail. That really would > > confuse the hackers. > > > > Suggestions welcome, > > > > Michael Fothergill > > Hi Michael > > This question probably really belongs on debian-user@ > (http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/) as it is not amd64 specific, but > anyway... > > Apparently saving in MS format with password is available or under way > in OOo 3.x: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bug/162057 > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=39527 > so upgrading may eventually be a solution.
Michael, No, that doesn't seem to be an option: "Only documents using the OpenOffice.org XML-based format can be saved with a password." The option box grays out when you select MS.DOC format (or even .XML). cmr > Another option is to send a password protected zip file with the > document (e.g. > http://kagashe.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-password-protect-file-on-linux.h >tml). Zip extraction should be supported out of the box on windows. This is > probably as insecure as password protecting the document. > > Most common email clients support encryption natively or with an add-on, > so that you can also go a step further and encrypt the entire > communication. Of course this requires some preparation from the > participants, unless they already posses encryption keys. However, once > set up it gives you strong encryption for all communication and all file > types. > In some countries signed encryption keys (sometimes called Digital > Signatures) are handed out to all citizens for authenticated and secure > communication with e.g. governmental bodies. In that case it is easy to > just reuse those. Please check Google results for 'gpg YOUR MAIL CLIENT' > and 'pgp/gpg RECIPIENT MAIL CLIENT' for details. > > Cheers, Jonas -- Debian 'Etch' - Registered Linux User #241964 -------- "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org