Bug 139798 - Writer document password protection not working after activation & on prior ODF files in 7.0.4 and 7.0.4.2
Summary: Writer document password protection not working after activation & on prior O...
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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(earliest affected)
7.0.4.2 release
Hardware: x86 (IA32) Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2021-01-21 04:16 UTC by Ross
Modified: 2021-02-20 20:04 UTC (History)
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Description Ross 2021-01-21 04:16:26 UTC
Description:
FILEOPEN  **SECURITY ISSUE** password protection not working. Writer documents saved with 7.0.4.0 up to 7.0.4.2 It looks as if password protection is not prompting for the password even though the file was saved with password protection. User can open these files and should not be able to without input of working password. file/properties/security shows no password assigned, even though it was assigned when saved. Assigned password again, saved file, exited. Reopened file, didn't prompt for password (again) but shows file is protected under file/properties/security. Found this issue was still a problem on additional files saved on prior days and multiple files saved today. Exit program, rebooted, still no protection on writer files when opening them. Files made prior to 7.0.4 seem to all keep their protection and prompt for a password, even when using 7.0.4.0 and 7.0.4.2 to open them. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open password protected writer document, saved as Odt (did not try with other file formats yet)
2. no prompt for password
3. look at file/properties/security and there is no password protection
4. Add password protection (again)
5. save file
6. open saved file, and it does not prompt for a password
7. look in file/properties/security and it shows "Protected"

Actual Results:
Save a password protected file or go to one that has already been saved with 7.0.4.0
1. Open password protected writer document, saved as Odt (did not try with other file formats yet)
2. no prompt for password
3. look at file/properties/security and there is no password protection
4. Add password protection (again)
5. save file
6. open saved file, and it does not prompt for a password
7. look in file/properties/security and it shows "Protected"

Expected Results:
File should be password protected and user should not be able to open the file without inputting the correct password


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
SECURITY ISSUE and it didn't fix it to update to 7.0.4.2
Comment 1 Ross 2021-01-23 00:13:25 UTC
IGNORE this bug report - Password protection is working correctly.  I tried to turn on password protection using the wrong function.  I will review help documentation more closely before filing bug reports in the future!!! 
Ross