[Libreoffice] [PATCH/REVIEW-3-4] Backport reading AES-encrypted ODF 1.2 documents (as genereated by LibO 3.5)

[Cor Nouws]

Stephan Bergmann wrote (18-11-11 11:28)
> On 11/17/2011 10:37 PM, Cor Nouws wrote:
>> Stephan Bergmann wrote (17-11-11 09:02)
>>>> On 11/11/2011 11:12 AM, Cor Nouws wrote:
>>
>>>>> Is included in the patch, that when a encrypted document is opened in
>>>>> 3.4.n and saved again, people are informed about the change in
>>>>> encryption?
>>>>
>>>> No.
>>>
>>> I see. When you modify and save an encrypted document, you are not asked
>>> for the password again, So to the user that does not appear like a "save
>>> afresh as an encrypted document" (in which case I would consider it
>>> plausible that the document is silently saved with the 3.4 encryption
>>> mechanism) but more like a plain "update existing stored document."
>>
>> Thanks for this clarification. Even better this way.
>
> Not sure we're not talking past each other here. My clarification is
> meant to clarify that yes, the patch leaves us with a somewhat
> unfortunate result.

So I have to interpret it as:
  an encrypted document from 3.5 opened in 3.4 will be saved
  with the old encryption, without notice?

(My initial understanding was that it would be saved with the new 
encryption..)

>> (I was already thinking of a clear message for the release notes, but
>> that's superfluous now.)
>
> You mean, superfluous to think of a clear message yourself, or
> superfluous to include a message in the release notes?

The last. But apparently a message is needed...

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