am Montag, 15. September 2008 um 22:23 schrieb Jack S. LaRosa: > I need to send credit card info to a vendor in payment for a part yet > to be shipped. Is there an easy way to encrypt the info so it can't be > read if it's intercepted in transit and yet *can* be read by the > recipient? Or am I worrying about nothing?
I would also worry about sending Credit Card Info in Plain Text ;-) As you were already told, a fax could be an alternative. If you both (sender/recipient) have Windows, you might try Free Portable Encryption/Decryption Software - PicoCrypt (http://www.picofactory.com/download/free/software/encryption_decryption/picocrypt) 2008/09/19 16:44:19 ---------------------------------- PicoCrypt - Encryption/Decryption Software (free) Description It is a small and extremely fast encryption utility that uses Blowfish encryption algorithm in CBC mode. It is easy to use and support multiple files drag-and-drop. In addition, it is portable, you can put it on your USB memory stick and run it anywhere you go! Very useful for users who want to keep their document secure on their computer or transfer over Internet using unsecure channel. It uses a 128-bits key that is the MD5 message-digest of user password Or, if you have different Operating Systems, i found some Shareware CryptoHeaven for Java(tm) Website http://www.cryptoheaven.com Version: 2.2 Size: 1955 KB Downloads: 55 Price: $29.00 Licence: Shareware If your Receipient has a PGP/GPG Public Key, you could also encrypt an Textfile (Attached) which only he can open with his private Key. -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Jens Franik mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Picture of me? X-Rogue http://www.de2all.de/Kr_bat.jpg The Bat! 4.0.34.6 & AntiSpamSniper 3.0.0.9 Windows 2000 5.0 build 2195 Service Pack 4 ________________________________________________ Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html