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[GTG] Re: [ITP] bcrypt-1.1 -- Cross platform file encryption utility using blowfish
- From: "Dr. Volker Zell" <Dr dot Volker dot Zell at oracle dot com>
- To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:51:06 +0200
- Subject: [GTG] Re: [ITP] bcrypt-1.1 -- Cross platform file encryption utility using blowfish
- References: <abs9upp7.fsf@cante.net> <abs9upp7.fsf@cante.net> <abrpsruc.fsf@blue.sea.net>
>>>>> Jari Aalto writes:
> * Thu 2007-08-30 jari aalto-w6EBCRcXQ4deoWH0uzbU5w <jari.aalto-w6EBCRcXQ4deoWH0uzbU5w AT public.gmane.org>
> * Message-Id: abs9upp7.fsf AT cante.net
>> Included in Debian stable
>>
>> http://packages.debian.org/bcrypt
>>
>> Jari
>>
>> sdesc: "Cross platform file encryption utility using blowfish"
>> ldesc: "A cross platform file encryption utility. Encrypted files
>> are portable across all supported operating systems and processors. In
>> addition to encrypting your data, bcrypt will by default overwrite the
>> original input file with random garbage three times before deleting it
>> in order to thwart data recovery attempts by persons who may gain
>> access to your computer. Bcrypt uses the blowfish encryption algorithm
>> published by Bruce Schneier in 1993."
>> category: Security
>> requires: cygwin zlib
>>
>> a) manual
>> wget \
>> http://cygwin.cante.net/bcrypt/bcrypt-1.1-1.tar.bz2 \
>> http://cygwin.cante.net/bcrypt/bcrypt-1.1-1-src.tar.bz2 \
>> http://cygwin.cante.net/bcrypt/setup.hint
>>
>> b) automated for review
>>
>> gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 955A92D8
>>
>> mkdir bcrypt ; cd bcrypt
>> rm -f get.sh get.sh.sig
>> wget http://cygwin.cante.net/bcrypt/get.sh \
>> http://cygwin.cante.net/bcrypt/get.sh.sig &&
>> gpg --verify get.sh.sig get.sh &&
>> sh get.sh
> Ping.
GTG. Builds fine from source and packaging looks good.
Ciao
Volker