Securing Open Office

["Kirby, Wayne" <RO...@saic.com>]

Good evening.

 

Is there a guidance document to secure Open Office?

 

Thanks.

 

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Re: Securing Open Office

[johnny smith <ka...@krovatka.su>]

On Sun, 02 Mar 2014 00:07:27 -0000, Kirby, Wayne <RO...@saic.com> wrote:

> Is there a guidance document to secure Open Office?

what do you mean by 'securing open office'? it sounds a bit obscure.

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Re: Securing Open Office

[Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>]

On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 7:07 PM, Kirby, Wayne
<RO...@saic.com> wrote:
> Good evening.
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> Is there a guidance document to secure Open Office?
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Hi -- OpenOffice is configured to be suitable for most users right
out-of-the-box.  For example. macro security is set to require
confirmation before executing unsigned/untrusted macros.

As you probably know, making a configuration "secure" is not a binary
on/off thing.  It starts with understanding what your risks are, based
on your usage patterns and threat assessments, and mitigating those
risks.  For example, some are concerned only about executable code in
documents, aka "macros", while others are worried about data leakage
in the form of personal information in documents.  There are things
you can do to mitigate these risks, but there is no
"one-size-fits-all" set of hardening recommendations that would be
correct for all users.

But in general you'll want to look at the configuration options under
Tools/Options/OpenOffice/Security.  The help files (press F1 to bring
up help) explains the operation of these options.

Regards,

-Rob

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