full-disclosure - Re: Vulnerability discloses PIN used in Microsoft Excel secure printing

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Message-ID: <AANLkTinoxAmezbeL6hM=1BTAdaCLJDzRPBViJqBmwBQS@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:19:21 +0000
From: "Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd]"
	<cal.leeming@...plicitymedialtd.co.uk>
To: Ed Murphy <ed.b.murphy@...il.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Vulnerability discloses PIN used in Microsoft
 Excel secure printing

Wtf, I've never heard heard of a 'secure' print :S

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Ed Murphy <ed.b.murphy@...il.com> wrote:

> Hello list,
>
> Stumbled across this today.  It appears Excel spreadsheets store
> printer information including the PIN you might use when trying to do
> a "secure" print.
>
>
> http://insecureprinting.com/Microsoft_Excel_Spreadsheets_Expose_User_PIN_Used_for_Confidential_Secure_Printing.pdf
>
> The paper is quite thorough and shows that in most cases the PIN is
> stored in clear text in the spreadsheet, though some printer vendors
> try to obfuscate the PIN (though not very successfully).
>
> Thanks,
> Ed
>
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