Encrypting long text

[Sean Cole]

Hi Mark

So it must be the auto-completes that have the wrong possible values added
to its list. Type 'encrypt' into the script editor and go to the bottom,
then right and there are every possible iteration based on the syntax given
in the dictionary. This does not match up with your description so perhaps
needs looking in to.

Thanks for your help

Sean

On Thu, 16 Dec 2021 at 17:36, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> On 2021-12-16 17:09, Sean Cole via use-livecode wrote:
> > Thanks Mark,
> >
> > New problem. Trying to use aes-256-ctr instead. I'm following the
> > syntax in
> > the dictionary but it throws a red cross on it:
> >
> > encrypt tData using "aes-256-ctr" with key tMyKey and salt tMySalt
>
> I think you can either specify a key, or a password with an optional
> salt.
>
> If you specify a password it uses the provided salt (or a random one if
> one is not provided) to generate a key of the correct length (the bit
> length of the cipher).
>
> If you provide a key then it uses that verbatim to encrypt the data (in
> this case the key must be the correct number of bits as defined by the
> chosen cipher - 256 in this case).
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Mark.
>
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