Microsoft Outlook Personal Storage
files
This
application allows protecting user’s personal data stored in *.pst files (Personal Storage Files) with a password.
Protection of user’s personal information and of his/her personal correspondence is a very
important factor to be taken into
account when developing general concept of information protection. However, Microsoft is using a
very simple and unstable algorithm here as well. Password hash is generated with CRC-32 algorithm
(32-bit check sum). It has
been proven that a 6-character input data array (non-printable characters not included) can be found for any
check sum. So, password retrieval turns to be a trivial task.
Applications for password recovery: