If you know the password of an encrypted WPDOS file, simply open it in WordPerfect or WordPerfect for Windows. If you do not know the password, then use one or more of the tools described on this page.
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Password-protected WPDOS 4.x and 5.x documents can easily be "cracked" by freeware and open-source tools. I have combined some of these in a single WPUnlocker program that will (1) try to find the password in an encrypted WP file (so that you can open the file in any version of WordPerfect) and (2), if you choose, decrypt the file and create an unencrypted WPDOS 5.1 file from the original 4.x or 5.x file. You may open the resulting unencrypted file in WordPerfect or in Microsoft Word for Windows. The program will also offer to create an RTF file from the WordPerfect file, using the old Word for Word converter; the RTF file should open in any modern word processor.
If you already know the password of an encrypted WPDOS 4.x or 5.x file, but you do not have a copy of WordPerfect available, then you can use the WPUnlocker program to decrypt the file and create an RTF file from the contents.
The WPDOS 5.x features in the WPUnlocker program use two utility programs by Ron Dippold, one to find the password, the other to decrypt the password-protected file using the password found by the first program. Both these utility programs are included in the compressed archive described below.
A Mac-based version of the WP 4.x (only) unlocker may bedownloaded from this link; it displays the password it finds, and offers to create a text-file version of the original file; this text-file version may be littered with control codes, but will let you recover text. If you use this program to find a WP4 4.x password, you should open the file in WordPerfect, possibly using the software I have made available for running WordPerfect for Mac. I am grateful to Tyler Thorsted for building a Mac version of John Hernandez's software and for much advice on the program.
Commercial tools for recovering lost passwords for password-protected files are available from a number of vendors. The only product I know that can recover passwords from WPDOS 6.x and all other versions from 5.0 onward is the made byTheGrideon (this is also the product that was recommended by the WP programming expert Gordon McComb).
Other recovery tools are available from ElcomSoft; and Passware; you may also try a document-recovery service fromPassword Crackers. Unforunately, these three tools can recover lost passwords from files created by WordPerfect for DOS 5.x or any version of WordPerfect for Windows, but not from WPDOS 6.1 or 6.2. (When I reported this issue to ElcomSoft, they told me that they did not support this old format; they seem to have the idea that no one wants to decrypt old documents.)
As far as I know, no tool exists for recovering lost passwords from password-protected files created in WordPerfect for the Macintosh. A tedious but effective method of finding a password is described in inthis (archived) group posting. Also, the encryption method used in WPMac is apparently similar to the weak method used in WordPerfect 4.x and 5.x, and perhaps may be broken by skilled use of the methods describedin this article and in similar sources.
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Some of the common password cracking methods used by software password cracker tools such as hashcat are listed below. For more information or to discuss password recovery services, call 1-800-237-4200 to speak with a specialist.
Most types of encryption effectively prevent a brute-force attack by using hashing algorithms to slow down password entry. Longer passwords can also defeat this technique. For example, a brute-force attack might take 5 minutes to crack a 9-character password, but 9 hours for a 10-character password, 14 days for 11 characters, and 3.9 years for 12 characters.
A common example is a rainbow-table attack. A rainbow table is essentially a dictionary optimized for common hash values as well as passwords. A rainbow-table attack is, therefore, a dictionary attack, but with a specialized dictionary optimized for the cracking attempt.
Protecting your zombie romance whodunnit novel draft with a super strong password was a great idea. That is until you cannot remember the password to unlock the Microsoft Office document. And now there is no way in.
Before we begin, let's get one thing straight. You should only use these tools to remove passwords from your own documents. When you use one of these tools on any other documents, there is a chance you're committing a crime. We want nothing to do with that.
It is also useful to understand just what the password recovery program is doing. Microsoft Office password recovery programs fall into two categories: tools that remove and tools that recover. Both are useful but serve slightly different purposes. Furthermore, understand what the password does.
Microsoft Office from 2007 onwards uses 128-bit AES encryption. Cracking a 128-bit AES key is an extremely time-consuming process. With a sufficiently strong password, the file will remain secure, even using known AES-128 breaks.
We see that using even an extremely long password while using Microsoft Office 95 has minimal effect as the encryption algorithm is vulnerable. Conversely, Office 2013 offers more protection to files with weaker passwords due to stronger encryption and hashing algorithms.
If you have a file from an old Microsoft Office version, there is an extremely good chance of removing or extracting the password. Unfortunately, those seeking to crack passwords on newer Microsoft Office versions are almost certainly out of luck.
There are options to configure both attack types. The dictionary attack uses different case sizes with the option of a custom word list, while the brute force attack uses variable password length as well as the option of a custom character set.
The Word Password Recovery Master is another useful free option to consider for password removal and recovery. It supports a wide range of Microsoft Office versions, making it useful in solving a wide number of issues.
The claims of support, however, aren't completely truthful. During my tests, the program couldn't recover or remove basic passwords created using Office 2010, so I have further doubts about its ability to remove encryption on later versions.
At $49, the Home Edition is the cheapest option. However, it doesn't allow GPU use for cracking or removing passwords and relies solely on CPU power (and the Home Edition is limited to a single CPU, too).
Aside from price, AOPR has a wide range of features, allowing for custom dictionaries, custom character sets, and variable password lengths, as well as running short pre-brute force dictionary attacks just in case. Also, if you know anything about the password you can "mask" information to streamline the process.
AOPR is guaranteed to work on older Microsoft Office versions. The program also successfully unlocked several test documents I ran, though the passwords weren't particularly difficult. Given enough time, AOPR seems like a great choice (albeit costly if you are only unlocking one file).
CrackIt! is a slightly older password cracker, developed originally for Windows 95. However, it still works with Windows 10 and better still, requires no installation, running as a simple executable. It is basic, only offering a brute force attack, with limited dictionaries too. But it will work for those basic passwords, on older Microsoft Word and Excel files.
SmartKey's Office Password Recovery program is another worthwhile paid-for tool if you're in a password protection pickle. Like Elcomsoft's AOPR, if given enough time this program will crack an AES-128 key (so long as the key isn't that difficult). Furthermore, the user interface is one of the nicest amongst the password cracking tools and is certainly one of the easiest to use.
Sure, there are more Microsoft Office document password cracking programs out there. The majority offer the same functionality as the above programs; other paid options cost more but offer the same range of features.
You must understand that you will not crack every password, especially those using the latest Microsoft Office encryption, especially in combination with a sufficiently strong password. Throw in a multi-word passphrase and you're looking at thousands of hours to decrypt a single file, if it is even possible (hint: it isn't).
A password can refer to any string of characters or secret to authenticate an authorized user to a resource. Passwords are typically paired with a username or other mechanism to provide proof of identity.
Credentials are involved in most breaches today. Forrester Research has estimated that compromised privileged credentials are involved in about 80% of breaches. When a compromised account has privileges, the threat actor can easily circumvent other security controls, perform lateral movement, and crack other passwords. This is why highly privileged credentials are the most important of all credentials to protect.
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