Martin v. Löwi said
> Hmm. Most applications don't have any crypto needs.
Any program where one stores data would have crypto needs.
Here are some examples: Database, wordprocessor, spreadsheet, address
book, mail program, (should I go on?). What would be the alternative to
encryption to satisfy the functionality encryption
provides...memorization? But I believe this may be a case of things
being so obvious people forget their importance (e.g. breathing).
I have written a class that goes something like this (highly simplified)
class encryptFilter:
def __init__(acipher):
self.mycipher = acipher
def open(self, filename):
self.myfile = open(filename,"w")
def write(data):
encrypted_data = self.encrypt(data)
self.myfile.write(encrypted_data)
etc...
Now what if acipher and this class could be made from part of the core
distro? Any application could have the option of encryption with only a
few lines of code:
import std_crypt
# other code here
if get_user_pref("do_encryption"):
password = my_get_password()
acipher = std_crypt.AES(password)
outfile = std_crypt.encryptFilter(acipher)
outfile.open(filename)
else:
outfile = open(filename,"w")
# all other code doesn't change...
outfile.write(buncha_data)
This could be even more simpler, but that's the general idea. The
usefulness would be tremendous.
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