Encrypt Password - Decrypt same

[Steve Bonham]

Mark/Dar,

The standalone is a game shell designed for use by teachers. They 
will create the subject content to be imported into the Questions and 
Answer fields.

You can see it at:
	http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/cet/SB/tw_jeop/

This web page contains some screen snapshots, movies of the game 
being played, and the executable (still "beta") file. It works. But 
right now the teacher can import a new game file (that they create) 
and play the game. However once they quit and reopen the game all 
their settings are reset to mine when I saved the standalone. The 
settings.txt file will allow them to save their own preferences (game 
times, categories, Questions and Answers, # daily doubles, row 
values, password, etc.). Providing for encryption of this info 
(especially the password) will allow the teacher to control the 
default settings.

There are three cards;
1. a splash screen with an animation & some music
2. the "Game Room" where the game is played
3. the "Control Room" (access to which is password protected- every 
attempt to open that card generates a "Please enter your password" 
dialog box) where the game (via the "settings.txt" file) can be 
modified.

The text file would contain the encrypted password- but unless the 
un-encrypted password is provided as well the new user (distanced 
learning students in this instance) could not get into the "Control 
Room" to change the game. BUT when the student opens the game it will 
automatically be configured as the teacher wants it to be.

Steve

>>
>...snip
>
>This will work just fine.  I would need to know more about the 
>purpose of this password.  If a user sent the .txt file to a friend 
>with your app, it would work just fine on the friend's system as 
>well.
>
>Is the purpose to lock the software to a particular system?  or To 
>store user data?
>
>--
>Best regards,
>Mark Talluto
>http://www.canelasoftware.com
>
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Steve Bonham
Director, Faculty Technology Development Laboratory
Center for Excellence in Teaching - Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460-8143
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