From: a0522457@let.rug.nl (L.E. Plat)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Forgot my WordPerfect password. YOU'RE IN LUCK
Date: 12 Feb 92 19:13:13 GMT

>In article <1992Feb11.224806.14781@hellgate.utah.edu> bangell@cs.utah.edu (bob angell) writes:
>>>I have several Word Perfect 5.1 files that I created before Christmas
>>>but I forgot my password.  Does anyone know if there is a way that I
>>>can open my files ever again?  One I printed out so I guess I can re-type
>>

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>Fortunately (for you), this almost certainly isn't true. The encryption used
>by WP 5.1 is apparently very easy to break, and someone whose name I've 
>forgotten has actually written a program to determine (in most cases) the
>password for a WP file. It's called WPCRACK, and I've tried it
>successfully on my machine at work. It's not guaranteed to get all the
>letters/characters, but if you've used a sequence of words, guessing what
>fills any blanks shouldn't be too hard.
>
>E-mail me tomorrow if you can't get hold of this program, and I'll
>send you a copy
>
>Richard Stanton

I second that. And if WPCRACK doesn't work, I have another program 
(something like wppass or so) that works really well in finding the
password for a WP50/51 file. E-mail me if you can't get it.

Bert Plat

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[As of 1997/12/3, the only source I know for WPCRACK is a bit dated, but
it stands in a directory with other "useful" :-) cryptanalysis stuff:

   Linkname: cryptanalysis directory
        URL: ftp://ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/crypto/cryptanalysis

   Linkname: wpcrack_a.zip
   Filename: ftp://ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/crypto/cryptanalysis/wpcrack_a.zip

-- djr]
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