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  2. Microsoft Office password protection - Wikipedia

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    In Excel and Word 95 and prior editions a weak protection algorithm is used that converts a password to a 16-bit verifier and a 16-byte XOR obfuscation array [1] key. [4] Hacking software is now readily available to find a 16-byte key and decrypt the password-protected document. [5] Office 97, 2000, XP and 2003 use RC4 with 40 bits. [4]

  3. File locking - Wikipedia

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    In AmigaOS, a lock on a file (or directory) can be acquired using the Lock function (in the dos.library). A lock can be shared (other processes can read the file/directory, but can't modify or delete it), or exclusive so that only the process which successfully acquires the lock can access or modify the object.

  4. Microsoft Word - Wikipedia

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    Word files are commonly used as the format for sending text documents via e-mail because almost every user with a computer can read a Word document by using the Word application, a Word viewer or a word processor that imports the Word format (see Microsoft Word Viewer).

  5. Readers–writer lock - Wikipedia

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    Upgrading a lock from read-mode to write-mode is prone to deadlocks, since whenever two threads holding reader locks both attempt to upgrade to writer locks, a deadlock is created that can only be broken by one of the threads releasing its reader lock. The deadlock can be avoided by allowing only one thread to acquire the lock in "read-mode ...

  6. Protecting your AOL Account

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    As you read emails, check your stock portfolio or post status updates on Facebook, you leave behind invisible tracks on the internet. This information can be misused by hackers or identity thieves. Here are some tips to protect your online privacy. Some are easy, some are common sense, and some involve a bit of work. Always read online privacy ...

  7. Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Protecting - Wikipedia

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    We will semi protect the page from editing. In the edit box, you will see that the default "Allow all users" is checked. To semi-protect, check the box for Allow only autoconfirmed users. (To test fully protecting the page, select the Allow only administrators option.) At the bottom of the edit box there is a dropdown menu titled expires. The ...

  8. Memory protection - Wikipedia

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    A reference to a memory location includes a value that identifies a segment and an offset within that segment. A segment descriptor may limit access rights, e.g., read only, only from certain rings. The x86 architecture has multiple segmentation features, which are helpful for using protected memory on this architecture. [1]

  9. Wordlock - Wikipedia

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    An example of a wordlock padlock. Wordlock is a brand of combination locks, made by Wordlock, Inc., that differs from traditional combination locks in that it has letters on its dials instead of numbers.