How secure is the Outlook password

How secure is password protection for the Outlook 2007 pst file?

Can it be easily cracked through third party password recovery programs?

If it can be cracked easily, what is the point of having a password?

Thanks--Finance_Guy

DL
Sat Jun 14 09:22:48 PDT 2008

Allmost any password can be cracked, if you throw enough resources at it..
The casual user is unlikely to get past the password

"Finance_Guy" <FinanceGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How secure is password protection for the Outlook 2007 pst file?
>
> Can it be easily cracked through third party password recovery programs?
>
> If it can be cracked easily, what is the point of having a password?
>
> Thanks--Finance_Guy

Ben
Sat Jun 14 12:19:55 PDT 2008

Depends upon how you define "easily". The PST file password is not
"Department of Defense" secure, but it will certainly deter the casual
browser.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
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> How secure is password protection for the Outlook 2007 pst file?
>
> Can it be easily cracked through third party password recovery programs?
>
> If it can be cracked easily, what is the point of having a password?
>
> Thanks--Finance_Guy
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Gordon
Mon Jun 16 04:37:11 PDT 2008

"Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" <bens@bogusaddress.mvp> wrote in message
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> Depends upon how you define "easily". The PST file password is not
> "Department of Defense" secure, but it will certainly deter the casual
> browser.
>

But only if Outlook is not already running - if it is, then a p/w on the pst
is as much use as a chocolate fireguard!