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03/22/08 18:45
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Responding to: ???'s previous message
Russ Cooper said:
I've always kept my backups in ZIP files with nice, long, random passwords on them that contain a wild assortment of letters and numbers and symbols.


Ap Charles said:
:) , It takes only to modify JNZ , JNE at the right place of your password authentication routione from the disassembly, to bypass your password no matter how long you choose it makes no sense.


Unless the password is used as a key to encrypt the contents. I think that's the case with ZIP, although I don't know how strong the encryption is.

Regards,
Craig Steiner


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TopicAuthorDate
Data Recovery            01/01/70 00:00      
   I wouldn't            01/01/70 00:00      
      Junk it, or Call the experts            01/01/70 00:00      
         seagate            01/01/70 00:00      
            Get Started Today            01/01/70 00:00      
               Robocopy            01/01/70 00:00      
               revive the faulty FAT32            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Probably not worth the energy            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Backup            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Backup Utility?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           I use none            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Backup techniques            01/01/70 00:00      
                        I suspect its reliablity            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Online backup            01/01/70 00:00      
                              I found 100 mbps too slow ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Online backups            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Thta would probably work, but, if there's a crash            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       My understanding of online services            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          RE: a significant section of code that I wouldn't            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 ADSL Internet speeds            01/01/70 00:00      
                              How secure are ZIP passwords?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 How secure are ZIP passwords?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Unless            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 ZIP encryption has been broken...            01/01/70 00:00      
   R-Studio            01/01/70 00:00      
   too late            01/01/70 00:00      
      Interesting            01/01/70 00:00      
         do not recall exactly, but we used ....            01/01/70 00:00      
            What I found ... some time ago ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Absolutely            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Did you read the instructions first?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Linux            01/01/70 00:00      
   Two points            01/01/70 00:00      
      I totally agree with testing            01/01/70 00:00      
         Dangers with portable drives            01/01/70 00:00      
      Just two points about backups...            01/01/70 00:00      

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