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Password policy: Negative length

BigMike last edited by

In the options I can select a negative length for passwords by clicking on the down arrow. The minimal length should be 0.
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Mili conexware last edited by

hey thanks @BigMike
noted and logged in for fixing. appreciated!
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spwolf conexware last edited by

@BigMike Please check in latest build:
https://powerarchiver.cachefly.net/2018/powarc180047.exe
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BigMike last edited by @spwolf

I can confirm, that it’s working as expected now
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No time for passwords
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this is same bug as: http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6136 solved via web chat for this thread….
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How to add a password to an existing archive?
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Indeed it would. We would have to somehow reliably rename the file which would then cause other issues (which is why originally support for converting to same format was removed). I think the best option would be to make it an right-click option and do to some tricky re-compressing for selected files. I will move this thread to already requested wish at wishlist forums tomorrow so we have clear sight of it for 9.5… thanks,
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Wrong password makes PB4 go crazy
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@ProUser: 1. I have encrypted a file resulting in *.pae 2. entered a wrong password when trying to open it 3. a message opened saying just that 4. I input a password again (do not know whether it was correct this time) 5. the name of the file disappeared from the left screen 6. clicking into the left screen resulted in the random opening of blue rectangulars, etc and PA became totally unresponsive what kind of pae file is it? zip, etc? How are you opening it? We tried to reproduce it but it works fine, so more details needed.
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No warning for wrong passwords?
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can I assume it’s all to do with the ‘makeup’ of how winrar creates it’s encrypted files? when I use the same encryption method in PA (PAE) it at least removes the ‘empty’ folder after an incorrect password has been used.
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UNSOLVED parctmp.* files all over the place?
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Additional information. I uninstalled PowerArchiver and ran Total commander 9.0a and WinRAR 5.40 both x64 version. They ran without any problems. Their were no parctmp.* files left in any of the folders during compression or extraction of files.
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Pae password not working
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@davidsplash: it does extract tfile to the folder. it should snot even atrt the process of extractimng if its the wrong password Eh, its checking the password by extracting the file. Since password is wrong, extracted file is garbage and it gets deleted. While we could have done password checking via stored hash of the password which would be still considered secure and very fast, this way dictionary based attacks are much, much slower and raise passive security of the pae files up a notch. It also might help in the future because if some hashing algorithm gets cracked completly, it can not be used to recover the data.
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Possible bug in creating password protected zip files in v11.03.04
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It’s been fixed - Thanks!
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Password Manager store
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Spwolf I agree, An example I use is to store my passwords on a USB Stick and have a clearing program to run daily on my local machines. Where I work we use biometrics with randamised encryption for user profiles so security is high not as high when I worked in the nuclear section mind! But the rule of the thumb is dont store passwords locally, Have them encrypted elsewhere and constantly run clearing programs to clear tracks and registry strings and remember to make a long worth while password that would not be easy to guess or hack using standard password hacking programs. But your rite! its not simple.

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Password policy: Negative length

No time for passwords Tech Support • • Socrates

How to add a password to an existing archive? Tech Support • • klumy

Wrong password makes PB4 go crazy Tech Support • • ProUser

No warning for wrong passwords? Tech Support • • Banquo

UNSOLVED parctmp.* files all over the place? Tech Support • • melmitts707

Pae password not working Tech Support • • davidsplash

Possible bug in creating password protected zip files in v11.03.04 Tech Support • • mj0hnson

Password Manager store Tech Support • • ttacox

No time for passwords
Tech Support • • Socrates

How to add a password to an existing archive?
Tech Support • • klumy

Wrong password makes PB4 go crazy
Tech Support • • ProUser

No warning for wrong passwords?
Tech Support • • Banquo

UNSOLVED parctmp.* files all over the place?
Tech Support • • melmitts707

Pae password not working
Tech Support • • davidsplash

Possible bug in creating password protected zip files in v11.03.04
Tech Support • • mj0hnson

Password Manager store
Tech Support • • ttacox