Re: [GNU Crypto] beyond 1.1

[Raif S. Naffah]

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On Friday 28 February 2003 05:03, Casey Marshall wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 00:19, Raif S. Naffah wrote:
> > On Wednesday 26 February 2003 08:42, Casey Marshall wrote:
> > > Heck, it could be nothing more than an enhanced version of jar
> > > that can encrypt entries. That would be easy to put together
> > > (though a plain Jar with encrypted entries *may* provide too much
> > > information as it is...).
> >
> > implementing it as a jar tool rather than a zip/unzip tool offers
> > more possibilities!  a[n encrypted] jar generated by such tool,
> > would benefit from a special classloader akin to the one that
> > verifies signed entries.  what benefits do encrypted+signed entries
> > offer v/s signed-only entries is a different matter :-)
>
> I suppose it could be possible (to an extent) to only have code
> executed in the case where the one *running* the program is trusted
> to do so...

...or feeds the system a token that contains the "right" credentials to 
decrypt the code.


>... Sounds like an application better suited for proprietary
> software, however...
>
> In the least it would be a way to bring strong encryption to the
> great unwashed masses in a form they already understand (zip files).

correct.


cheers;
rsn
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