Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:36:07 -0300 (ART) From: Fernando Gleiser <fgleiser@cactus.fi.uba.ar> To: Marc W <mwlist@akira.lanfear.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: encrypting strings in C Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012111733450.41019-100000@cactus.fi.uba.ar> In-Reply-To: <200012112016.MAA25998@akira.lanfear.com>
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, Marc W wrote: > > Hello! > > Are there any standard library routines for encrypting strings? In one > of the programs I'm writing, I've got a string that I want to write out to > a file, but it is sensitive information. Apart from setting the file > permissions to try and restrict access to it, is there some library routine > I can call to enrypt it in some way? Something that worked across all > UN*X platforms would be preferred .... Take a look at openssl's libcrypto. It has functions to encrypt using several algorithms in every mode (CBD, ECB, etc) > > Thanks! > > marc. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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