[KLUG Members] password storage

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> Open Office offers password protection of documents. How secure is that?
> I exported my file from PassCrypt on my M$ partition and saved it as an
> OO password protected file. Not all the bells and whistles, but has all
> the essential info for me, if it's safe.

The OOo encryption involves creating an 20 byte SHA1 hash of the
password, adding a 16 byte salt and encrypting the document with
Blowfish.  Encryption occurs after compression.

It won't keep out any 'three-letters', but is certainly safe enough for
normal use.

But nothing beats turning the machine off. :)