String Encryption

[sumit mathur]

Hi

I have text file where i am storing user name and password as input from user. And later in my application i am using these user name and password .


I want encrypt the password after taking input. And then decrypt it at the time using it.

How should i go for it???

My application goes like this..

step 1) Read input (GUI operation using Macrovision Install Anywhere )

step 2) Store it in text file.

step 3) Run a script that will encrypt the password

step 4) At the time using password. Decrypt the file to a new file with clear text password , Read the password and Delete this decrypted file.


Is there any way to do this?? My main objective is to avoid clear text password in a text file.

[sumit mathur]

I am using Solaris 10g R2

[Ulf Dittmer]

The standard API for encryption in Java is called JCE; the http://faq.javaranch.com/java/SecurityFaq#encryption contains a fair amount of information about it.

Why do you want to run a script as step 3? Can't you do that from within the application?

You'll need to think about where to store the encryption key (unless you want to hardcode that into the application code).

[sumit mathur]

Hey Ulf Dittmer


The way you are telling , in that case i may need to wriite a java code to encrypt and decrypt .

I prefer to use in built utility with Sloaris . Is there suggestion regarding this???

[Ulf Dittmer]

Please do not post the same question to multiple forums: CarefullyChooseOneForum

Let's continue the discussion in this duplicate thread.