Robert, Look at this article it covers encrypting strings and moves onto streams:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetsec/html/cryptosimplified.a sp?frame=true I spent a good while looking at cryptography in .NET but as you have found most of it relates to processing large streams. Simply encrypting a string is called hashing which is much easier to do. In fact most the cryptography examples I looked at created a string hash to merge into the encrypted streams, I just didn't realise I was already doing the string encryption I needed, doh! Michael Darling Senior Solutions Developer ROOM Solutions Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Robert Meek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: > Actually I am using NET and the algorithms I'm trying to use are those provided by the clr. It seems to have available just about anything I might need except as I said they all work with a MemoryStream and byte variables. I tried typecasting but that didn't seem to work and I don't know if I can substitute a different stream type...but I'll give it a try and see what happens. One thing though, it seems a terrible waste to use a stream just for a single string of perhaps 8 chars, but I haven't had any luck finding any specific string handling encryption routines...good ones...that can be used in NET except for paid libraries. ******************************************************************* CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE/DISCLAIMER This email and any attachments are confidential, protected by copyright/intellectual property rights and may be legally privileged. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, dissemination or copying of this email is prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify us by forwarding this email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] , and then delete the email completely from your system. This email and any attachments have been scanned for computer viruses by a market leading anti-virus system. However, it is the responsibility of the recipient to conduct its own security measures. No responsibility is accepted by ROOM Solutions Limited for loss or damage arising from the receipt or use of this email and any attachments. No responsibility is accepted by ROOM Solutions Limited for personal emails. ROOM Solutions Ltd, http://www.roomsolutions.net ******************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi
