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- From: grub@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca (Gordon Grieder)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
- Subject: Re: Hide text strings in a stack?
- Message-ID: <1BRRXB9w165w@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:12:47 GMT
- References: <B0aoXB3w165w@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca>
- Sender: bbs@draco.bison.mb.ca (BBS User)
- Organization: The Draco Unix System [BBS]
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- In a message written on 19 Jan 93 22:42:28 GMT, broun@apple.com (Kevin
- Broun) writes:
- >
- > I'm using the Mount XCMD to mount a password-protected AppleShare server
- > volume. Can anybody out there recommend a relatively secure way to hide
- > a
- > couple of short text strings (username & password) somewhere in a stack
- > (maybe encrypted somehow or in a resource), where they can be retrieved
- > by
- > a script that would then call the Mount XCMD?
- >
- > Just putting the strings in a script and using "Protect Stack" isn't
- > sufficient since many word processors can just open up the data fork of
- > the
- > stack and see the scripts... Thanks for your help!
-
- a simple chaaracter shift system should keep out most prying eyes;
- ie- A=C B=D C=E....
-
- thus ECV=CAT
-
- (or try using ROT-13 ;-)
-
-
- Keep in mind that no simple system such as this would keep out even a mildy
- skilled hack. Hypercard wasn't designed with top-notch security in mind.
-
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