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unlovedwarrior

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    file encryption
    « on: July 17, 2006, 12:03:54 PM »
    is there a way to encrypt and decrypt files without using some kind of software?

    i googled file encryption without software and got the software.

    or is even possible to encrypt without the software?

    GX1_Man

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    Re: file encryption
    « Reply #1 on: July 17, 2006, 04:32:08 PM »
    Be warned that many neophytes have encrypted their information from themselves permanently.

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      Re: file encryption
      « Reply #2 on: July 17, 2006, 04:34:14 PM »
      ummm

      s othere is a way to encrypt without software... but how? google wont reveal its sercerts to me
       or is it i just cant ask for the information right
      only google knows

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      « Reply #3 on: July 17, 2006, 05:42:56 PM »

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        Re: file encryption
        « Reply #4 on: July 17, 2006, 07:53:32 PM »
        i found thoses, im looking for a way to learn to do it myself by hand

        GX1_Man

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        Re: file encryption
        « Reply #5 on: July 17, 2006, 07:55:21 PM »
        Well you could learn how to build a car, but aren't you just interested in driving?

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          Re: file encryption
          « Reply #6 on: July 17, 2006, 10:05:36 PM »
          encryption without software? that means you are looking at hardware? try google hardware encryption.

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          Re: file encryption
          « Reply #7 on: July 18, 2006, 03:25:34 AM »
          All encryption is done by software, so your question is not going to produce a meaningful answer.  Even in the case of "hardware" encryption, the encryption is performed by software running (possibly hard-coded) on that hardware.

          If you are thinking of writing your own program to encrypt files, you just need to get to grips with the relevant encryption library for whichever programming language you're using.
          « Last Edit: July 18, 2006, 03:26:02 AM by robpomeroy »
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            Re: file encryption
            « Reply #8 on: July 18, 2006, 08:17:03 AM »
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            All encryption is done by software, so your question is not going to produce a meaningful answer.  Even in the case of "hardware" encryption, the encryption is performed by software running (possibly hard-coded) on that hardware.

            If you are thinking of writing your own program to encrypt files, you just need to get to grips with the relevant encryption library for whichever programming language you're using.

            i would like too write my own progrm, but im not going to be able to.. so i guess software here i come :'(

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            Re: file encryption
            « Reply #9 on: July 18, 2006, 09:44:18 AM »
            Programming is not as hard as it sounds.  (At least the basic stuff.)

            Here is a little snippet of javascript/HTML that will output the current date/time:
            <p>The time/date is:
            <###script language='javascript'>
                D = new Date();
                document.write(String(D));
            </###script>
            </p>
            which produces (e.g.):
            The date is: Tue Jul 18 2006 15:41:22 GMT+0000 (GMT)
            The programming part just consists of two lines:
                D = new Date();
                document.write(String(D));
            There you go - you can now write web pages with bits of code in them.  :)

            NB The ### bits have to be removed to make this work.  They ned to be there for this post in order to bypass the CH script censor.
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              Re: file encryption
              « Reply #10 on: July 18, 2006, 09:48:56 AM »
              see and im trying to learn javascript i have a book im reading, also looking into c/c++ book(s) lol

              GX1_Man

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              « Reply #11 on: July 18, 2006, 07:54:28 PM »
              Books are great!  ;D

              T-Chai

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              « Reply #12 on: July 21, 2006, 10:35:19 AM »
              Teachers are better  :D

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              Re: file encryption
              « Reply #13 on: July 21, 2006, 10:56:11 AM »
              Especially when their pupils are sober.
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              GX1_Man

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              Re: file encryption
              « Reply #14 on: July 21, 2006, 05:06:05 PM »
              You're killing me, Rob!  ;D

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              Re: file encryption
              « Reply #15 on: July 22, 2006, 03:20:35 PM »
              :-/  I must stop that.  (So my parole officer keeps telling me.)
              « Last Edit: July 22, 2006, 03:36:50 PM by robpomeroy »
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