You can password protect the MS Word document and the only plain text you
should see is Microsoft headers stating the type of encryption being used
and the version of Word and such (both top and bottom of file). PKZip with
a password is similar.
The passwords use to be easy to break as long as you had the right programs
for both Word or PKZIP. So, passwords that you can find in a dictionary
should be a big no no. Short of S/MIME or PGP this is the next best
thing...
-JB
-----Original Message-----
From: ethereal-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ethereal-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James Knott
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 3:05 PM
To: Ethereal user support
Subject: Re: [Ethereal-users] Microsoft Word Document captured via SMTP
Mike Philip wrote:
> Alok wrote:
>
> .. lazy boy question:
> .. Why cant u ask the sender/receiver to email it
> .. to you :) ?
>
> I'm trying to prove to my end users that sending data
> via email is not secure unless there is some form of
> encryption. One user suggested putting the
> information in a MS Word document.
If you use more, to look at a Word document, you'll see a lot of junk,
but the text is plainly visible. You should see similar with ethereal.
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