Perhaps this can be useful: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6309958/encrypting-a-file-with-rsa-in-python (look at code in first answer)
On Wednesday, 11 April 2012 12:35:05 UTC-5, naveed wrote: > > Thanks Massimo for getting back. I can’t use an encrypted file system > as when the file system is mounted, it’s totally open. Every file can be > encrypted with the same master password. I’m thinking of storing this > master password which is itself encrypted using the user’s password (or > it’s hash) in the auth_user table. > > On a related note, I am planning to encrypt some columns of other tables > using the same master password. Your thoughts on this approach? > > > *From:* Massimo Di Pierro <massimo.dipie...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12.13 > *To:* web2py@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [web2py] Re: web2py: encrypt uploaded files > > What are the specs? Can you store them in an encrypted file system? can > you encrypt them with the same password? Should every file be encrypted > with a different password? Where should the passwords be stored? > > On Wednesday, 11 April 2012 11:54:24 UTC-5, naveed wrote: >> >> I need to encrypt uploaded files in web2py (for a HIPAA compliant >> application) preferably with AES. How can I accomplish this? >> >
