On 5/10/22 12:35 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
Mark Clark wrote:
> Wondering if anyone has used LiveCode for encrypting-decrypting large
> files?
...
> I’m thinking about using LC for decrypting zip compressed log files
> that can be multiple gigabytes in size. I’d like to use just LC vs.
> resorting to shell if possible.
What is behind the preference to roll your own rather than call
existing purpose-built command-line tools from LC with shell()?
I like this option. You could use shell("openssl <parameters>") to
encrypt any size file. Also it may be possible to run 'openssl' as a
process, by which (I believe) you could make it non blocking, running in
the background. (I haven't tried opening 'openssl' as a process, just
speculating here.)
Phil Davis
Your chunking described in your latest post seems the way to go, AFAIK
pretty much how other tools would handle it.
Another option: if you're in an environment where even log files
require strong encryption, could you pipe log data to a separate
secured log server instead?
--
Phil Davis
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