Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 10:34:44 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Imran Imtiaz <imran@darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: encrypting files with a phrase Message-ID: <446F2904.5010801@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <200605201410.k4KEAvLc015186@darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk> References: <200605201410.k4KEAvLc015186@darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk>
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Imran Imtiaz wrote: > how can i encrypt files on freebsd by using a password phrase so the if some one needs to decrypt the file he can decrypt with the phrase given. > There is a program called crypt which comes with FreeBSD which provides basic single-rotor encryption, which is fine for casual use but can be decrypted via bigram/trigram analysis easily by someone who knows what they are doing. If you want strong encryption, look towards GnuPG from security/gnupg, or possibly towards OpenPGP or even the commercial variant. -- -Chuck
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