Password protecting a data file... how to cope with forgotten password?

[Dr. Hawkins]

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Tereza Snyder <tereza at califex.com> wrote:
> The application I’m working on needs to store possibly confidential client info on the user’s hard drive. It's asking for an optional password. (The password is optional because it’s up to the user whether they want the extra protection). If they DO input a password, and subsequently forget it, how can I provide a non-internet-based mechanism for retrieving or resetting the password?

First, be certain that you even *want* such a possibility.  How secure
do you need?  Making it possible for the user to recover means that a
way to recover without the password exists . . .

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