Add support for encrypted LibreOffice 24.2+ documents
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enhancement
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- C
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Description
libreoffice2john.py output is "foo.otd is not an encrypted OpenOffice file!"
Version: 24.8.4.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: bb3cfa12c7b1bf994ecc5649a80400d06cd71002
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (10.0 build 20348); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading libreoffice2john.py and reproducing its output with an encrypted LibreOffice 24.8.4.2 document. Investigate how the newer document format differs from the supported OpenOffice format, then verify that the script recognizes the encrypted document and produces usable output for John the Ripper.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100