When this was first posted, I tried to duplicate the procedure written up
before sending it off to Steganos. I was unable to, so I thought maybe I was
missing something. Guess not...
Dan
Dan Bambach
R.T.C., Inc.
Engineering/Service Manager
915-584-6646
915-526-7635 (Cell)
915-584-6265 (Fax)
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Adair [mailto:steven@securityzone.org]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 2:32 PM
To: Dan Bambach
Cc: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] FW: Steganos Encrypted Safe NOT so safe
It is funny that this stuff ever comes to surface. Now I am wondering if
this a case of trying to spread FUD or someone who just didn't pay any
attention to what was going on?
Steven
securityzone.org
I forwarded the original issue to Steganos as I am a user of their
software
package. This is their reply and also posted on Security Focus.
Regards
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: support@steganos.com [mailto:support@steganos.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:56 AM
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Steganos Encrypted Safe NOT so safe
In response to frankrizzo604's comment, Steganos would like to dispel the
rumor that its Steganos Safe encryption software is easily cracked.
Steganos
Safe enables users to create any number of secure virtual drives in which
data is safely stored and encrypted. However frankrizzo604 goes through
several steps 'teaching' users how to open others' encrypted files. In his
last step, he claims Steganos will 'PUNISH you by resetting your encrypted
drives passwords to "123" until you buy a registered copy', implying that
the password feature can be circumvented thus opening anyone's safe. He
conveniently left out that before he was able to reset the password to
"123", he had to enter his original password to open the safe. Then, he
saw
this message box:
http://www1.steganos.com/support/screenshots/safe8_123_infobox.png
It is absolutely not possible to open any Steganos Encrypted File without
having the original password. The Steganos support and development team
reconstructed the process he described. It is not possible to open a Safe
WITHOUT the original password. In the 2007 generation of Steganos
products,
Steganos decided to set the Safe attributes to write protect. Steganos
would
like its user to rest assured that their files are in fact still encrypted
and safe from hackers.
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