In and unrelated context I had noticed that
Security/3000 also has a file encrypt utility.

Is it any good?  What kind of encryption
algorithm does it use?

Obviously it can only be used between two
HP3000s that have Security/3000 or to
secure files on a single system.

> From: Chris Bartram [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>
> If you're interested, I have MPE-compilable source for DES
> encryption/decrypt-
> ion routines. It's a "standard" (i.e. compatible with other
> implementations),
> it's legal and unencumbered by license restrictions, with
> suitable key sizes
> it's been proven robust, and it's free. It requires
> private-keys (i.e. it's
> not a public-key system in itself, though most public-key
> systems end up
> using DES or triple-DES as their actual encryption algorythms
> after they
> determine the keys to use), the source is in C, and the
> actual code works on
> a single block at a time (so you'll need to call it
> repeatedly for long
> strings - though it's not to tough to figure out).