is a standard part of the JCE (Java Cryptology extensions): if you're on
MX is only makes sense to use it directly from there I would think.
Jim Davis
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:47 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Blowfish Encryption in ColdFusion
Unless you've got experience writing encryption code, I'd probably avoid
rolling your own. This is one of those re-inventing the wheel scenarios
where if your wheel isn't perfect, it won't roll properly.
--Ben Doom
Tom Kitta wrote:
> How about just writing your own Blowfish algorithm implementation? I
know
> there are quite a few sites out there explaining in detail the ins and
outs
> of this particular encryption method (its popular).
>
> TK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:58 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Blowfish Encryption in ColdFusion
>
> Hi All,
>
> I hope someone has a potential solution. I'm working with a
client. We
> need to pass an encrypted string to one of their vendors. The
vendor
> specified the encryption method (Blowfish) along with the key (aka
> passphrase) and an initialization vector (an 8 character string).
>
> After some research I came upon 3 options for Blowfish encryption
in
> ColdFusion:
>
> CFX_Enigma
<http://www.cftagstore.com/index.cfm/page/viewtag/tagId/57>
> .. This was our first choice, and they went ahead and bought it.
It only
> accepts "Java Long Integer" for the initialization vector. The tag
spits
> up on our string. I e-mailed the developer, but haven't heard
anything
> back.
>
> cfX_crypt from the developer exchange:
>
>
<http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?view=sn131&extID=1
0005
>
52#view=sn106&viewName=Exchange%20Search%20Details&loc=en_us&authorid=35
3425
>
81&page=0&scrollPos=0&subcatid=0&snid=sn106&itemnumber=0&extid=1003421&c
atid
> =0&extID=1000552>.
> I couldn't get CF to find the tag at all. Not sure why, I've never
had a
> problem installing custom tags before.
>
> cf_encrypt from the developer exchange:
>
>
<http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?view=sn131&extID=1
0005
>
52#loc=en_us&view=sn131&extID=1000552&viewName=ColdFusion%20Extension&av
m=1>
> .. This one we decided against because there is no way to get
> support. (The web-site link on the page is dead).
>
> So, my first question would be: Are there any other CF-based
options?
> The second question would be, where do I look next? Are there any
good
> resources out there for this type of thing?
>
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