File Encryption

[chockenberry]

OK,

I need to bring in a file, it could be an exe, a text file, an html file, an MDB, file, any file, I then need create a new file, which needs to be encrypted with a key I provide. On the other end, the user will take the file, provide the identical key, and decrypt it to thier hard drive. security is not that big of a deal as the info being passed will more than likely be useless in 24 hours. Due to the fact that the file can be anything though, I don't think I can do a simple text encrypt. Does Anyone know how to, or has already encrypted file in a binary format. I assume binary will work to encrypt exe's. I you have could you post the code here, or send me an e-mail with the code snippet or module. Thanks.

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Chris Hockenberry
Application Engineer
Willow Bend Communications

[Candu]

Use a compression/encryption tool like the api library from Elltech (www.elltech.com) or the one for PKZIP. Both handle encryption plus compression. Both also will sell you the api interface so that you can use .dll or an .ocx control in your application. Using 3rd party tools I have found are more stable and faster than anything I could write.

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David L. Baudais
Systems Analyst