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Matt400
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How robust is password protection in Powerpoint?
PowerPoint 2003, Microsoft PowerPoint, PowerPoint Security
I have password-protected a highly confidential Powerpoint 2003 document but can anyone (eg the system administrator) over rule the password protection and gain access to the document without my permission?

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PowerPoint 2003
ASKED: Nov 12 2009  9:56 AM GMT
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A sysadmin would not be able to directly open the file without a password. However, there are password "recovery" tools out there that could be used to crack or break the password protection on the file. See Elcomsoft's Advanced Office Password Recovery for example.
Last Answered: Nov 12 2009  12:37 AM GMT by Labnuke99   27615 pts.
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KevinBeaver   8705 pts.  |   Nov 20 2009  1:59PM GMT

How are you encrypting it? Advanced Office Password Recovery can provide access. As a safety precaution you could also zip the file using AES encryption (like what WinZip offers).