You can try this direct VBA approach which doesn’t require HEX editing. It will work for any files (*.xls, *.xlsm, *.xlam …). Tested and works on: Excel 2007Excel 2010Excel 2013 – 32 bit versionExcel 2016 – 32 bit version Looking for 64 bit version? See this answer How it works I will try my best to explain how it works … Read more
You don’t decrypt authentication passwords! Hash them using something like the SHA256 provider and when you have to challenge, hash the input from the user and see if the two hashes match. Leaving passwords reversible is a really horrible model. Edit2: I thought we were just talking about front-line authentication. Sure there are cases where you want … Read more
You can use this password to unlock the SOLVER.XLAM project; Wildebeest!!
I found the answer. IE stores passwords in two different locations based on the password type: Http-Auth: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Credentials, in encrypted files Form-based: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\Storage2, encrypted with the url From a very good page on NirSoft.com: Starting from version 7.0 of Internet Explorer, Microsoft completely changed the way that passwords are saved. In previous versions (4.0 … Read more
You almost got it. There are some errors though: you’re not iterating over all the chars of the password (i < password.length() – 1 is wrong) you start with a digit count of 1 instead of 0 you make the check that the count of digits is at least 2 as soon as you meet … Read more
It’s best practice to hash passwords so they are not decryptable. This makes things slightly more difficult for attackers that may have gained access to your database or files. If you must encrypt your data and have it decryptable, a guide to secure encryption/decryption is available at https://paragonie.com/white-paper/2015-secure-php-data-encryption. To summarize that link: Use Libsodium – A PHP extension … Read more
Because of your password. You can see password validate configuration metrics using the following query in MySQL client: The output should be something like that : then you can set the password policy level lower, for example: Check the MySQL Documentation.
Try username = root and password is blank.