On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malate...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > After posting to sci.crypt, I was suggested to use OpenSSL. > Basically I need to implement a section of the DICOM standard (read: > medical image format), where for anonymization reason I need to > encrypt patient related information. > As stated in the standard I need to enrypt some content in an > "Enveloped-data content type of the cryptographic message syntax > defined in RFC 2630". > I am a complete newbie in the crypto world, so I'd appreciate some > help to get me started. > As far as I understand RFC 2630 is also what is called PKCS #7, correct ? > If this is correct could someone let me know if I can use the > command line openssl pkcs7 to encrypt a file (this would be my > Enveloped-data content).
After searching a little more on the web, it appears this RFC was obsolete twice: by RFC 3369 and then RFC 3852. Using RFC 3852 lead to much more results, in particular: PKCS7_encrypt. I'll start playing with openssl smime to see if it fits my needs. Thanks, -- Mathieu ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
