Re: Using Python To Create An Encrypted Container

2006-04-17 Thread John Hunter
> "Michael" == Michael Sperlle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Michael> Is it possible? Bestcrypt can supposedly be set up on Michael> linux, but it seems to need changes to the kernel before Michael> it can be installed, and I have no intention of going Michael> through whatever h

Re: Using Python To Create An Encrypted Container

2006-04-16 Thread Heiko Wundram
Am Sonntag 16 April 2006 19:11 schrieb Michael Sperlle: > The only other thing I can think of is making it non-readable for anyone > except root, but have the feeling that's not too secure. Huh? If you don't trust your operating system to correctly validate file-permissions for you (on a server,

Re: Using Python To Create An Encrypted Container

2006-04-16 Thread Michael Sperlle
On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 08:11:12 -0700, Paul Rubin wrote: > Michael Sperlle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> If I could create a large file that could be encrypted, and maybe add >> files to it by appending them and putting in some kind of delimiter >> between files, maybe a homemade version of truecryp

Re: Using Python To Create An Encrypted Container

2006-04-16 Thread garabik-news-2005-05
Michael Sperlle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it possible? Bestcrypt can supposedly be set up on linux, but it seems > to need changes to the kernel before it can be installed, and I have no > intention of going through whatever hell that would cause. > > If I could create a large file that coul

Re: Using Python To Create An Encrypted Container

2006-04-16 Thread Paul Rubin
Michael Sperlle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If I could create a large file that could be encrypted, and maybe add > files to it by appending them and putting in some kind of delimiter > between files, maybe a homemade version of truecrypt could be constructed. > Any idea what it would take? If b

Using Python To Create An Encrypted Container

2006-04-16 Thread Michael Sperlle
Is it possible? Bestcrypt can supposedly be set up on linux, but it seems to need changes to the kernel before it can be installed, and I have no intention of going through whatever hell that would cause. If I could create a large file that could be encrypted, and maybe add files to it by appendin