The process of encrypting individual files on a storage medium and permitting access to the encrypted data only after proper authentication is provided.
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What's the standard way to encrypt a file with a public key in Java?
I'm writing a client app in Java that sends encrypted data back to the server. All clients have my RSA public key. Is there a standard way to encrypt a given file with it to send it back to the ...
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Seeking lightweight encryption - shareable between Delphi & C
I want to encrypt a text file in Delphi & decrypt it, line by line, in C on an embedded system which does not have much RAM (so, only one line in RAM at a time).
FOSS must be available for both ...
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How secure is NTFS encryption?
How secure is the data in a encrypted NTFS folder on Windows (XP, 7)?
(The encryption option under file|folder -> properties -> advanced -> encrypt.)
If the user uses a decent password, can this ...
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How can I decrypt data with Java, without hard-coding the key?
I hope this is not a chicken-egg problem or reinventing the wheel but here goes.
I have a Java application that needs to access a password protected file (actually during the application startup).
The ...
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time to crack file-encryption password - more than just iteration
I have often seen that takes x amount of time to crack a certain length password. But this just seems to be the amount of time it takes to iterate through all the possibilities. What about the time it ...
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Security of using passwords or even passphrases to encrypt files
Is it ever appropriate to use real-world passwords to encrypt files to be sent via unsecure means.
By real world, I mean a password that is memorable and memorisable by a mere person?
I am implying ...
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Verify the password of an encrypted file without waiting for complete decryption
I am currently working on an application that encrypts files with AES 256.
The problem is that I want the user to see whether the password is wrong before the file is decrypted.
For example if you ...
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How to use 'key material' so that multiple people can access protected files?
I'm not sure if this is the right SE to ask this question, but it seems more I have a database of files that needs to be encrypted such that multiple people with different passwords/logins to this ...
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Single File Encryption in a Windows Environment
Would it be correct to assume that encrypting a single file in a Windows environment, for example a simple text file containing login credentials for a variety of accounts, is inherently insecure?
It ...
