<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/"> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEEDINFO " title="NEEDINFO - Password protection on Writer malfunctioning" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142147#c8">Comment # 8</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEEDINFO " title="NEEDINFO - Password protection on Writer malfunctioning" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142147">bug 142147</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:Bug2020@JohnMurrell.org.uk" title="John Murrell <Bug2020@JohnMurrell.org.uk>"> John Murrell</a> <pre>I can confirm I have the same problem - the password has been removed on a text document that was previously password protected without requiring the password. I first noticed it in the 'recent documents' view in Calc it shows the first page of the document rather than the blank page one normally gets in that view. The calc password protection still seems to be working. The change password function is greyed out and even if I change the security settings it will not allow a new password to be set. I have also tried resaving the protected document under a new name and still the same problem - the password protection no longer exists and it is not possible to set a new password To me this is a large security hole as it allows access to any password protected ODT documents. It also demonstrates that however strong the password encryption is it can easily be bypassed.</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>