On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:06:13 -0600, Robert Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John Beckett wrote: > > However, I want the secret to really be encrypted because I use > > a system to copy my data files from machine to machine for > > backups. The encryption is to protect the secret if someone > > somehow gets access to the file. > > > What is wrong with SCP/SFTP? If these are not available, externally > encrypt the file. You can even make a vim macro to do the job IIRC. SCP will only protect the file in transit. It doesn't help if you need to leave the file on the remote machine unattended. > Text editors don't do encryption and never should. How else would you ensure that you can have encrypted text _without_ the need to temporarily store a plaintext copy of the file? -- Matthew Winn
