Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-26 Thread Ali Campbell
Thanks to everyone who replied to this, I appreciate your time. This issue has now been dealt with. Ali ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-26 Thread Mike Hoye
On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 08:33:41AM -0700, Denis Dimick wrote: > Use GPG and keychain to store the key. I've written a little widget that lets you "encrypt" a file using another file as the "key"; I put those things in quotes because it's a dumb little thing that does a quick-and-simple xor of the

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-25 Thread Aaron Horst
Decoding a file with repetitive XOR encryption is pretty easy. The only way that this will be even remotely secure is if the encrypted file is the same length or less then the length of the key file. The danger then becomes transmitting the key file securely. This is called a one-time pad. It is im

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-25 Thread Mike Hoye
On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 08:33:41AM -0700, Denis Dimick wrote: > Use GPG and keychain to store the key. I've written a little widget that lets you "encrypt" a file using another file as the "key"; I put those things in quotes because it's a dumb little thing that does a quick-and-simple xor of the

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-25 Thread Denis Dimick
Use GPG and keychain to store the key. On Sun, 24 Oct 2004, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 17:48:26 +, > Ali Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I need a Linux utility which I can use to encrypt a single gzipped file > > via the command line. Obviously something

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-24 Thread Janusz A. Urbanowicz
On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 04:30:36PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > openssl encryption and decryption, > > encrypt > openssl enc -e -in filename.txt -out filename.enc > openssl enc -aes-256-cfb -e -in filename.txt -out filename.enc > > > decrypt > openssl enc -d -in filename

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-24 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 17:48:26 +, Ali Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I need a Linux utility which I can use to encrypt a single gzipped file > via the command line. Obviously something open source would be > preferable. I'm not really interested in setting up a whole suite of >

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-22 Thread kf_lists
04 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption At 01:48 PM 22/10/2004, Ali Campbell wrote: I need a Linux utility which I can use to encrypt a single gzipped file via the command line. Obviously something open source would be preferable. I'm not really inte

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-22 Thread twebster
quot;Ali Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 1:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption > > > At 01:48 PM 22/10/2004, Ali Campbell wrote: > >I need a Linux utility which

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-22 Thread Joe Szilagyi
Hi, What's the syntax to decrypt using this? Regards, Joe - Original Message - From: "Mike Tancsa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ali Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [Full-D

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-22 Thread Janusz A. Urbanowicz
On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 05:48:26PM +, Ali Campbell wrote: > Hi there, > > Sorry for a question which I'm sure a lot of people on this list will > consider trivial, but I'm subscribed, so I might as well ask it here. > > I need a Linux utility which I can use to encrypt a single gzipped file

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-22 Thread Michael Rutledge
Check out the crypt tool. Do a "man crypt" to see the options. Crypt should be included with any distribution of Linux (also on Solaris). -Michael On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:46:08 -0400, Mike Tancsa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 01:48 PM 22/10/2004, Ali Campbell wrote: > >I need a Linux utility w

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-22 Thread Cedric Blancher
Le vendredi 22 octobre 2004 à 13:46 -0400, Mike Tancsa a écrit : > This is only as strong as your passphrase. Using something like GPG has > other advantages since the private key can be kept in a separate location > from the encrypted file. GnuPG can be used for symetrical ciphering only. Exce

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-22 Thread Mike Tancsa
At 01:48 PM 22/10/2004, Ali Campbell wrote: I need a Linux utility which I can use to encrypt a single gzipped file via the command line. Obviously something open source would be preferable. I'm not really interested in setting up a whole suite of stuff with keyfiles and so on, and I don't need

[Full-Disclosure] Q: Linux Command Line Encryption

2004-10-22 Thread Ali Campbell
Hi there, Sorry for a question which I'm sure a lot of people on this list will consider trivial, but I'm subscribed, so I might as well ask it here. I need a Linux utility which I can use to encrypt a single gzipped file via the command line. Obviously something open source would be preferable