david wrote: > Ah another undocumented feature... > >> Dave Cragg wrote: >> >>> At 8:21 am -0800 5/4/03, Richard Gaskin wrote: >>>> For sending data across the net in a semi-secure format, can you think of >>>> any downsides to simply storing the data in custom props in a >>>> password-protected stack? >>> >>> One possible downside is that, although the contents of the custom >>> props will be encrypted, if someone is able to get the entire stack >>> data, then with a copy of Rev/Metacard (the starter kit will do) you >>> can still "get" the custom props. (Password-protecting only denies >>> access to the scripts.) >> >> It was my successful test that prompted my post: with the MC 2.4.3 engine it >> seems custom props are also encrypted. > > I've been using passwords in encrypted sub-stacks, but it's fiddly... Seem > to have to close them (flush them from memory) to relock the stacks.
That seems appropriate: the password should only lock at the beginning of an editing session. Once successfully unlocked it should remain so until it's purged. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge 2.2: Publish any database on any site ___________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
