Re: [libreoffice-users] Strange Password Warning

On 17/05/2022 15:03, LO User wrote:
> On 17/05/2022 12:58, Stephan Bergmann wrote:
> > On 16/05/2022 16:27, LO User wrote:
> > > After 12 years I have discovered a new LO warning message.
> > > It appears as in a bar above the module workspace and reads:
> > > "The master password is stored in an outdated format, you should refresh
> > > it" with a "Refresh Password" button. It appears on opening any module.
> > > See: https://www.mediafire.com/view/o0toa0w0isku0td/LO_PW.png/file
> > > The fix is simple, just blow away the user profile and start again.
> > > This happened with LO 7.3.3.2 on a Win 10 Pro VM.
> >
> > That's new code, and
> > <https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149127> "Add
> > help/info to Master Password refresh infobar" discusses whether it would
> > benefit from something like a "Help" button.
> Thanks Stephan, but I don't understand why this appears in the only just
> released LO 7.3.3.2 when the bug report suggests that Caolán's patch is
> targeted at 7.4.
>
> Additionally, why would a password be required for a new, never
> previously saved document/spreadsheet/presentation/drawing?

For the record, see 
<https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2022-26307/> 
"CVE-2022-26307 Weak Master Keys" now that the embargo has been lifted.


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