Almost 10 Press Releases or Press Articles About the Shiny New Release of LibreOffice 24.8, Which Now Does Better Encryption of ODF Files
Since upgrading the site a year ago we've uploaded many ODF (Open Document Format) files to it. Hundreds! We hope to popularise the format on the Web. ODF is an open standard. It's not controlled by a vendor.
From today's batch and the Tux Machines' batches: "LibreOffice 24.8 also introduces a new mode of password-based ODF encryption that promises enhanced performance due to deriving a key only once per package, tamper-resistance with authenticated encryption, better hiding of metadata to reduce information leaks, and higher resistance to brute forcing using memory-hard Argon2id key derivation function."
Today we worked on some programs and considered adding a program that can make/render [server-side] thumbnails of ODF files. "It might only be possible with LibreOffice," I was told, "and it would be best to keep LibreOffice off the server if possible."
"LibreOffice has a long lineage and there are very strong reasons to add it to a system even if still afflicted with MSO [Microsoft Office]. I suspect that the overwhelming majority of people don't realize they can have both."
Go get it now: LibreOffice 24.8, for the privacy-conscious office suite user. █