Good idea Jacqueline, I think this will work. Thanks, Chipp
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of J. Landman > Gay > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 8:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Password-protecting a stack > > > "Chipp Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The problem I'm having is that I can save a > > stack, set the password, but still anyone with RunRev can view > the contents > > of the saved stack (and are only prompted for the password when > they try to > > edit a script) -- as I'm saving the stack for ONLY the contents (as in a > > datafile) it doesn't provide me much security. > > This may not be super-secure, but depending on your needs, it might > work. There is a built-in base64 encoding command. You could write a > script something like this: > > on closecard > repeat with x = 1 to the number of flds > put base64endcode(fld x) into fld x > end repeat > end closecard > > on preopencard > repeat with x = 1 to the number of flds > put base64decode(fld x) into fld x > end repeat > end preopencard > > Or you could manage the encoding somewhere else (openstack? whatever.) > Require a password before decoding is enabled. > > This isn't exactly foolproof, because anyone with a base64 decryptor > could un-encode it, but it would keep casual eyes from seeing what's in > the fields. > > Another approach would be to store the encoded text as a custom property > of its field, and just empty the field when you don't want people to see > it. Even if they looked at the file in a text editor, the custom > properties would be encoded and therefore unreadable (at least, > unreadable without some effort.) > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
