Introducing Padlock v. 1.0
Hi all,
I've just sent Rob a quick little library I brainstormed
a while back (don't worry, it hasn't hindered any of my
other projects.)
Padlock is a background I/O encryption library. In
essence, by using it's I/O routines instead of the
standard Euphoria routines, you magically cause your
data files to be stored in an encrypted format, with
minimal work on your part (you supply a passkey, and
that's about it.) You won't even notice the files are
encrypted unless you look at them on-disk.
The library is very small, about 2.5K. It works with Eu
versions 2.0 and higher, and comes with detailed
documentation and an example program. I will warn you
though, that it is shrouded (sorry for those of you who
think that that's risky, but I feel it would be quite
negligent to release the source code to an encryption
library...) I might add a few features in the future,
especially if the print() function gets modified. 
I'll state up front that this probably shouldn't be
used for serious, highly sensitive, top secret data,
as the algorithm I've used isn't terribly strong. The
security level should at least be low enough to keep
the Clinton administration off my back. But it's just
right for keeping prying snoops from looking at your
stuff, or from detering casual hackers, when used
properly.
Rob should be putting up the zip file for it shortly;
it's also available on the web at:
http://www.geocities.com/~rodjackson/padlock.zip
Enjoy!
Rod Jackson
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