[BusyBox] Encryption needed

[Erik Andersen]

On Tue Feb 27, 2001 at 02:52:41PM -0500, Eric Desjardins wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On my current project, I use ftp to update my embedded Linux system (I'm so
> happy that net-kit tiny is in progress, someday maybe embedded ssl). 
> 
> The point is, to validate my update packages, my boss want me to use
> something to secure my packages (like password, encryption...).
> 
> I look at gpg (to big) and then I found nanocrypt (RC4 encryption, 10K in
> size).
> www.mindrot.org/code/nanocrypt.php3
> 
> This would maybe make a good bb applet ( 600 lines of code: easy porting).
> Is anybody out there have the same needs that I have.
> 
> I could port it to bb if needed?

Hmm.  I have no major problems with this.  Though you could
probably use md5sum before and after to verify that nothing 
has changed...  And you can combine it with double rot13
for extra security.  :-)

 -Erik

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