Pen-Test My Encrypted Excel -- 2
Budget: $10 – $100 USD
My encrypted Excel workbook needs a realistic security workout. The file is protected with AWS, not sure what exact security is there, and I want to be confident that an unpaid or otherwise unauthorised user could not slip past that single control.
The scope focuses on breaking the protection that could ultimately give an outsider access to the file without the key.
Please capture every step, tool, and timeframe you use.
Deliverables
• Replicable proof-of-concept showing how access was (or was not) gained
• A concise report summarising methods attempted, level of effort, and recommendations for hardening the workbook against similar attacks
If the bypassing period is too short, the project will not end till we improve the security ourself and retest it with you
If you cannot break in, the report should still detail why the controls held up and what further improvements, if any, would raise the bar even higher.
The scope focuses on breaking the protection that could ultimately give an outsider access to the file without the key.
Please capture every step, tool, and timeframe you use.
Deliverables
• Replicable proof-of-concept showing how access was (or was not) gained
• A concise report summarising methods attempted, level of effort, and recommendations for hardening the workbook against similar attacks
If the bypassing period is too short, the project will not end till we improve the security ourself and retest it with you
If you cannot break in, the report should still detail why the controls held up and what further improvements, if any, would raise the bar even higher.
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