Full Disclosure: Re: Vulnerability discloses PIN used in Microsoft Excel secure printing

["Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd]" <cal.leeming () simplicitymedialtd co uk>]

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 () gmail 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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