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Besides that important confidential information could be lost due to forgetting a file name or location, i.e. when the file is lost among others stored on the computer, the troubles can also be related to data decryption. This is the case when the user forgets the password, or it has been lost. The file can't be decrypted without the password. But then the following procedure might be helpful. If the user can remember the password at least approximately, it's worth an attempt to try it. Otherwise, there are two ways to deal with the problem: or just let it be, but unlikely the user accepts this approach, or, better, to take advantage of computer-aided tools for password recovery.
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The developers of such software face a complex task - to recover a password to the encrypted file that was created providing the highest security ever possible. But, turning back to security, keep in mind there are no security tools providing a total reliability. What one can hide the other one can find. Hence it's quite possible to find out the required password (in the pursuit of legal purposes, of course), yet it is only a matter how much time the user has.
There are some tips for choosing a proper password recover software program. As a rule, the programs are based on methods of vocabulary and blind search plus some additional Know-Hows. So, first of all the user should take into consideration how much time is spent for password search (the latest programs can try billions of combinations per minute). But even so fast search, however, may take a lot of time. In addition, some programs provide password recovery using a small fragment of original text. The user certainly can recall at least few sentences contained in the required file. In most cases the password can be recovered due to this information. Quite often applications have several security levels, i.e. several password levels. For example, There are following types of passwords in MS Office: open document password, changes password, document password. So it is preferable that the password recovery software program deals with all password security levels.
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