Re: encrypt
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 27833
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texte = The thing is no security is perfect. So sensitive info should always beencrypted. This is one more layer of protection.If you encrypt data and a hacker gets in, that hacker will have hacked intoa bunch of completely useless information. Of course if a hacker could get ahold of your seed and find out what algorithm your encryption uses he couldeasily decrypt your data.When encryption is done correctly it is virtually impossible to decrypt.However, if you are using weak encryption there are algorithms that candecrypt the code within minutes or hours or at least days. So it would begood to know how strong the encryption the [encrypt] tag uses. Given enoughtime any encrypted data can be decrypted. So it would be nice to know howlong it would take to break the webcatalog encrypt.Josh Tiger----- Original Message -----From: John Butler
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 11:30 AMSubject: Re: encrypt> I sort of asked that a few days ago Kim,> answer came back that the reason they [encrypt] is to keep people who evenhave access> to the db files on the computers where they live from seeing thatsensitive data.> If I got your drift.> -John>> Kimberly D Ingram wrote:>> > I do programming only, the sys admin takes care of all security issues,and> > running IIS on NT4...all of our databases are being protected by set> > permissions and such. Isn't that enough?> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On> > Behalf Of David M. Dantowitz> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 2:48 PM> > To: WebCatalog Talk> > Subject: Re: encrypt> >> > Josh Tiger at tiger@pop-art.com said this on 2/16/00 5:38 PM> >> > >Also since we only can use alpha-numeric characters in our seeds wedon't> > >really get a full 64 bit seed so how much does this lower the overall> > >strength of your encryption algorithm?> >> > I'm sure it's enough to make the government happier :-)> >> > --->>> -------------------------------------------------------------> Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant MessagingServer.> To end your Mail problems go to .>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>-------------------------------------------------------------Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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The thing is no security is perfect. So sensitive info should always beencrypted. This is one more layer of protection.If you encrypt data and a hacker gets in, that hacker will have hacked intoa bunch of completely useless information. Of course if a hacker could get ahold of your seed and find out what algorithm your encryption uses he couldeasily decrypt your data.When encryption is done correctly it is virtually impossible to decrypt.However, if you are using weak encryption there are algorithms that candecrypt the code within minutes or hours or at least days. So it would begood to know how strong the encryption the [encrypt] tag uses. Given enoughtime any encrypted data can be decrypted. So it would be nice to know howlong it would take to break the webcatalog encrypt.Josh Tiger----- Original Message -----From: John Butler To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 11:30 AMSubject: Re: encrypt> I sort of asked that a few days ago Kim,> answer came back that the reason they [encrypt] is to keep people who evenhave access> to the db files on the computers where they live from seeing thatsensitive data.> If I got your drift.> -John>> Kimberly D Ingram wrote:>> > I do programming only, the sys admin takes care of all security issues,and> > running IIS on NT4...all of our databases are being protected by set> > permissions and such. Isn't that enough?> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On> > Behalf Of David M. Dantowitz> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 2:48 PM> > To: WebCatalog Talk> > Subject: Re: encrypt> >> > Josh Tiger at tiger@pop-art.com said this on 2/16/00 5:38 PM> >> > >Also since we only can use alpha-numeric characters in our seeds wedon't> > >really get a full 64 bit seed so how much does this lower the overall> > >strength of your encryption algorithm?> >> > I'm sure it's enough to make the government happier :-)> >> > --->>> -------------------------------------------------------------> Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant MessagingServer.> To end your Mail problems go to .>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>-------------------------------------------------------------Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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