Encrypting long text

[Monte Goulding]

I have opened this issue to correct the documentation. Autocomplete parses the syntax definitions in the docs to create a list of possible command variations.
https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=23489

> On 17 Dec 2021, at 6:08 am, Sean Cole via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>> 
>> --
>> Mark Waddingham ~ mark at livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/
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