----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Bernard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 11:02 AM
Subject: RE: does everyone always encrypt?? decrypter?
> CF uses DES for encryption. This is used because it has good performance
> while maintaining decent encryption. The "cracker" as you put it simply
> decrypts DES. If Allaire were to change the encryption algorithm templates
> encrypted by the previous algorithm would no longer work unless the system
> first interrogated the file to discover it's encryption method. This would
> incur an unacceptable performance hit in high volume applications.
Not true. Allaire does not simply encrypt the file as-is...they include a
custom header to the encrypted file which they use to easily determine the
encryption method.
Regards,
Howie
> Allaire has stated in the past that encrypting templates does not provide
> complete security, but it does provide enough so that the typical user can
> not read the plain text. Once someone has uninterrupted access to any code
> it is only a matter of time before it is cracked.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 8:39 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: does everyone always encrypt?? decrypter?
>
>
> From: Mike Sheldon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > I've seen it, compiled it, and tested it.
> >
> > It works.
> >
>
> Mike,
>
> Have you tested it on 4.51? Haven't had time myself, but am wondering if
the
> name change in the tag might mean a change in the cracker???
>
> Pan
>
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