Can compress also password protect?

[Bill Vlahos]

I think you misunderstood my question.

How do I compress a file and then encrypt that file?

Bill Vlahos
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On Mar 21, 2010, at 3:32 PM, stephen barncard wrote:

> It's in the notes:
> 
> To use this command you need to have stored an encrypted password first.
> There is no way to match a non-encrypted passphrase. Here's a simple
> example.
> 
> 
> Developer decides on a password and produces the encrypted password back by
> entering in the message box:
> 
> 
> *answer* password; *put* it
> 
> *-- encrypted password appears in message box results*
> 
> 
> Now save that encrypted password in a custom property, say, the uPassword of
> the stack.
> 
> 
> For the end user, you just insert the ask password command in your code and
> compare the encrypted result to the result you stored:
> 
> 
> *ask* password "Please enter the administrator password."
> 
> *if* it is empty *then* *exit* to top
> 
> *if* it = the uPassword of this stack *then*
> 
>   *# right password; proceed*
> 
> *else*
> 
>   *# incorrect password*
> 
>   *answer* "Incorrect password. Please try again."
> 
> *end* *if*
> 
> 
> 
> On 21 March 2010 17:29, Bill Vlahos <bvlahos at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> I already know what the password is to use. I just need to know how to do
>> it.
>> 
>> Bill Vlahos
>> _________________
>> InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important
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>> 
>> On Mar 21, 2010, at 3:18 PM, stephen barncard wrote:
>> 
>>> Bill,
>>> are you planning on using ask password or using your own dialog? Ask
>>> password is encrypted. Please see the entry in the dictionary regarding
>>> this.
>>> 
>>> On 21 March 2010 16:07, Bill Vlahos <bvlahos at mac.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> There is no provision in the Rev dictionary for other parameters in the
>>>> compress or decompress function. The RFC shows one option for
>> compression
>>>> but nothing regarding encryption or password protection.
>>>> 
>>>> Is there a cross platform way to add encryption requiring a password in
>> the
>>>> compress statement or should I do this as two separate steps? If I
>> encrypt
>>>> first then I will lose any advantage of compression because there will
>> be no
>>>> patterns.
>>>> 
>>>> Bill Vlahos
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