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Article #266Re: MS-BASIC file security possible?
From: Miles Kehoe
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 22:43
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 22:43
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sandberg@carroll1.cc.edu (Brian R. Sandberg) writes: >I am writing an application in MS-BASIC V7.1 which uses random access data >files. Here's the problem: these files contain confidential information. >Is there a way to keep people from reading (accessing) these files? >-- >Brian Sandberg >sandberg@carroll1.cc.edu Brian: I don't think the fact that the files are random access and from BASIC is an important issue - any file that any program saves can be hacked. The best you can do it somehow encrypt the data in the buffers before you write (PUT) it. It can be as simple (subtract 20 from the ascii value) or as complex (run a dod encryption scheme on the entire buffer), but it is up to your code to do. Good luck! Miles
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!iWarp.intel.com|eff!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!spool.mu.edu!olivea!hal.com!decwrl!csus.edu!netcom.com!mbk From: mbk@netcom.com (Miles Kehoe) Newsgroups: alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: MS-BASIC file security possible? Message-ID: <q5mn7+p.mbk@netcom.com> Date: 4 Sep 92 22:43:01 GMT References: <3302@carroll1.cc.edu> Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) Lines: 22