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RE: Password Protecting files
On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Dave Korn wrote:
> On 20 August 2007 16:38, Igor Peshansky wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 19 Aug 2007, zzapper wrote:
> >
> >> zzapper <david@XXXX.XX.XX> wrote in
> >> Xns99917147CB10Czzappergmailcom@80.91.229.5:">news:Xns99917147CB10Czzappergmailcom@80.91.229.5:
> >>
> >>> use gpg
> >>
> >> Hey that was not very painful at all
> >>
> >> download gnupg from cygwin setup
> >> start with
> >>> gpg --gen-key
> >>
> >> then encrypt
> >>
> >>> gpg -e test.txt
> >>
> >> then decrypt
> >>> gpg -d test.txt.gpg > out.txt
> >
> > Of course, for a thoroughly secure way of protecting your data you could
> > run it through a hippo (i.e., let the hippo chomp down on your data, and
> > use the output). This is so secure that nobody will ever be able to make
> > heads or tails of your data again. Be aware, however, that the cipher is
> > completely asymmetric -- even knowing the passphrase you used to convince
> > the hippo to chomp down on your data will not allow the adversary to
> > decrypt the result.
> > Igor
>
> But they *will* be able to /shovel/ it.
Sure, but transmission has never been a problem... ;-)
Igor
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