My thoughts exactly when i fisrt suggested a VPN. I think it would be one of
the best alternatives. You said you use an ISP. Do you mean a dialup? How
long does this data transfer normally take?
Chris Lathem
Network Administrator
SkyHawke Technologies
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Harald Fuchs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: Data Encryption
> In article <010801c12ba5$9cb52540$e92a7dc2@default>,
> "Elizabeth Alderton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Dear Chuck
> > Your idea has given me an idea.
>
> > How about:
>
> > When we actually collect the data, we encrypt it so that it is actually
held
> > in mysql in an encrypted form? Then it can speed up and down the phone
> > lines in the 'raw' so to speak, but it's still in code so no one can get
it
> > anyway?
>
> > We wouldn't need SSH or SSL then would we?
>
> > Or is that too simplistic?
>
> To me that's too complicated. Today you need one client/server pair
> to talk to each other securely over the Internet, tomorrow you need
> another where you have to find another special solution.
>
> Set up a VPN (ssh, IPsec or something else) and you're done once and
> for all.
>
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