Re: [PilotMgr] Encryption?

[Warren Belfer <Warren.Belfer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Under Unix there is a progrma called crypt. See man crypt. 

the crypt program uses a very weak encryption algorithm; tools to break it are 
easy to come by.  (Not to be confused with the crypt function, which is quite 
strong; same name - different algorithm)

warren


> Vic
> 
> To: pilotmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: Paul Anderson <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PilotMgr] Encryption?
> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 12:51:36 +0100
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> On Sat, 15 Apr 2000, Charles R. Hoynowski wrote:
> >Anyone out there aware of an encryption tool for the Palm that produces
> >files that can be unencrypted under Solaris?  In other words, I want to 
> >be able to store an encrypt file on both my Palm and my Solaris system
> >and be able to read it in ether place.
> 
> "Secret" allows you to create small encrypted notes on the Pilot. There is
> C source code for a small Unix program (scat) that will decrypt the files.
> As far as I know, there isn't anything that will let you do encryption under
> Unix (but it wouldn't be hard to write).
> 
> I use it for storing passwords etc.
> 
> 	Paul
> 
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