Re: Encryption Question

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2006


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 67281
interpreted = N
texte = Looks promising if I can figure out how to build it. Thanks ======================================== Steve Craig - Asylum Interactive Ltd Tel +44 1330 860550 Fax +44 1330 860880 ======================================== http://www.asylumweb.com Email: steve@asylumweb.com Skype: s.craig - iChat: steve.craig ======================================== On 24 May 2006, at 15:55, devaulw@onebox.com wrote: > http://www.digi-dl.com/html/main/linux-programs.html > > I found this, but I can't say what it does for sure. > > Bill > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Craig > Sent: Wed, 24 May 2006 14:48:37 +0100 > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Subject: Re: Encryption Question > > Hi John > > Sorry to be a pain, I have searched all over the net for something > I can use for this and I'm really struggling. I don't suppose you > know of any shell commands or software I can use to do this. Most > of the articles I have looked at just say that it's not very strong > encryption and so they don't show you how to do it. I know it's not > very strong but it's what the third party uses and I have to find a > solution. > > I have a php method I may be able to use but would prefer to stay > within a WebDNA environment as much as poss as I don't know php > that much even if I do need to go to a shell somewhere. > > Hope you or anyone else can help. > > Cheers > ======================================= Steve Craig - Asylum > Interactive Ltd > Tel +44 1330 860550 Fax +44 1330 860880 > ======================================= http://www.asylumweb.com > Email: steve@asylumweb.com > Skype: s.craig - iChat: steve.craig > ======================================= > > On 22 May 2006, at 23:17, John Peacock wrote: > >> Steve Craig wrote: >>> I am currently integrating a client site with a third party site, >>> the >>> third party has requested that all data going between the sites >>> is XOR >>> encrypted then Base64 encoded. I know that I can Base64 encode a >>> string >>> with the WebDNA encrypt command but I was wondering if there was >>> a way >>> to do the XOR bit? >> >> XOR encryption isn't a particularly strong encryption: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_XOR_Cipher >> >> though a quick Google seems to suggest that people writing ASP >> apps seem to >> think it is worthwhile (feh!). >> >> No, you'll have to drop to a shell to do this as none of the >> encryption methods >> provided by WebDNA will do this (Base64 is, strictly speaking, an >> encoding). >> >> John >> >> -- >> John Peacock >> Director of Information Research and Technology >> Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group >> 4720 Boston Way >> Lanham, MD 20706 >> 301-459-3366 x.5010 >> fax 301-429-5747 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Encryption Question ( John Peacock 2006)
  2. Re: Encryption Question ( Steve Craig 2006)
  3. Re: Encryption Question ( devaulw@onebox.com 2006)
  4. Re: Encryption Question ( Steve Craig 2006)
  5. Re: Encryption Question ( Steve Craig 2006)
  6. Re: Encryption Question ( John Peacock 2006)
  7. Encryption Question ( Steve Craig 2006)
Looks promising if I can figure out how to build it. Thanks ======================================== Steve Craig - Asylum Interactive Ltd Tel +44 1330 860550 Fax +44 1330 860880 ======================================== http://www.asylumweb.com Email: steve@asylumweb.com Skype: s.craig - iChat: steve.craig ======================================== On 24 May 2006, at 15:55, devaulw@onebox.com wrote: > http://www.digi-dl.com/html/main/linux-programs.html > > I found this, but I can't say what it does for sure. > > Bill > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Craig > Sent: Wed, 24 May 2006 14:48:37 +0100 > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Subject: Re: Encryption Question > > Hi John > > Sorry to be a pain, I have searched all over the net for something > I can use for this and I'm really struggling. I don't suppose you > know of any shell commands or software I can use to do this. Most > of the articles I have looked at just say that it's not very strong > encryption and so they don't show you how to do it. I know it's not > very strong but it's what the third party uses and I have to find a > solution. > > I have a php method I may be able to use but would prefer to stay > within a WebDNA environment as much as poss as I don't know php > that much even if I do need to go to a shell somewhere. > > Hope you or anyone else can help. > > Cheers > ======================================= Steve Craig - Asylum > Interactive Ltd > Tel +44 1330 860550 Fax +44 1330 860880 > ======================================= http://www.asylumweb.com > Email: steve@asylumweb.com > Skype: s.craig - iChat: steve.craig > ======================================= > > On 22 May 2006, at 23:17, John Peacock wrote: > >> Steve Craig wrote: >>> I am currently integrating a client site with a third party site, >>> the >>> third party has requested that all data going between the sites >>> is XOR >>> encrypted then Base64 encoded. I know that I can Base64 encode a >>> string >>> with the WebDNA encrypt command but I was wondering if there was >>> a way >>> to do the XOR bit? >> >> XOR encryption isn't a particularly strong encryption: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_XOR_Cipher >> >> though a quick Google seems to suggest that people writing ASP >> apps seem to >> think it is worthwhile (feh!). >> >> No, you'll have to drop to a shell to do this as none of the >> encryption methods >> provided by WebDNA will do this (Base64 is, strictly speaking, an >> encoding). >> >> John >> >> -- >> John Peacock >> Director of Information Research and Technology >> Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group >> 4720 Boston Way >> Lanham, MD 20706 >> 301-459-3366 x.5010 >> fax 301-429-5747 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Steve Craig

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