From: Ruby Student <ruby.student@...>
Date: 2009-02-06T05:10:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Best way to encrypt/decrypt a word

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On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:52 PM, I=F1aki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net> wrote:

> El Jueves, 5 de Febrero de 2009, Ruby Student escribi=F3:
>  > Hello Team,
> >
> > I have the need to encrypt/decrypt a one word string. The encrypted wor=
d
> > will be saved in a file.
> > Later the word will be picked-up from the file, decrypt it at execution
> > time, and use it as a UNIX password to perform certain function that
> > requires authentication.
> > What Ruby facility is available for this simple function?
>
> The problem is:
> Even if the UNIX password is encrypted by the Ruby programm, if an attack=
er
> can see the Ruby code it can know how to decrypt it.
>
>
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> I=F1aki Baz Castillo
>
>

I=F1aki,
You are correct. However, we are behind several firewalls.
Also, the file with the encripted password will be place within a "secured"
dir.

Thank you

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Ruby Student

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