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Add 'Forgot Password' options for encrypted files, just in case you forget the password.

I made a picture and added a .txt file with a code in it. And after I gave it to my friend, I myself forgot the password I put into it, and there was no "Forgot a Password" option on there. If there was a forgot a password option, I would not have to create another picture with the same encrypted file just for my friend to see the confidential information I'm giving her.

Richard Montalvo , 23.08.2010, 00:34
Idea status: completed

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enplase, 24.08.2010, 13:29
Unfortunately (or fortunately?) it's impossible to do the "Forgot password" option, because the password in the program isn't just a password, but encryption key. The password 6 characters long selected at random from 256 ASCII characters could take longer than the 15-billion-year age of the universe to decode, assuming the perpetrator attempted 100 million different key combinations per second.
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enplase, 24.08.2010, 13:30
Anyway, thanks!
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Richard Montalvo, 24.08.2010, 21:34
Lol, I didn't mean actually RETRIEVE a password from a heavily encrypted key. I meant add an option where, instead of entering a password, you enter in an answer to a question only the owner knows to also unlock the password. So, if I forgot the password to my hidden file, I could just hit Forgot My Password and enter the answer to a question I specify.
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