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06-01-2006, 01:36 PM
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Encrypting things
I need a tool that I can use to encrypt things. Example: I have a phrase and I want to encrypt it using a password I choose and later decrypt it. What tool I can use?
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06-01-2006, 02:40 PM
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Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Scotland
Distribution: Slackware, RedHat, Debian
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OpenSSL is pretty standard for encryption. you can choose almost any encryption system you like.
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06-01-2006, 03:24 PM
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Registered: May 2002
Location: Canada
Distribution: Slackware, Mandriva, RedHat
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Originally Posted by RVR777
I need a tool that I can use to encrypt things. Example: I have a phrase and I want to encrypt it using a password I choose and later decrypt it. What tool I can use?
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Google "mcrypt". |
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