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ABOUT
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Bcrypt is a cross platform file encryption utility. Encrypted files are
portable across all supported operating systems and processors. Passphrases
are between 8 and 56 characters and are hashed internally to a 448 bit
key. However, all characters supplied are significant. The stronger your
passphrase, the more secure your data.
Bcrypt uses the blowfish encryption algorithm published by Bruce Schneier
in 1993. More information on the algorithm can be found at:
http://www.counterpane.com/blowfish.html
Specifically, bcrypt uses Paul Kocher's implementation of the algorithm.
The source distributed with bcrypt has been slightly altered from the
original. Original source code can be obtained from:
http://www.counterpane.com/bfsh-koc.zip
SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
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Bcrypt has been successfully tested on the following platforms:
x86
FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Linux, Cygwin, Win32
Sparc R220
Solaris 2.7, 2.8
Sparc Ultra60
Linux 2.4
Alpha
Linux 2.4
PPC G4
MacOS X 10.1 SERVER
PPC RS/6000
Linux 2.4
No other operating systems have been tested, but most should work with
minimal modifications. If you get bcrypt to compile without errors on any
other platform / architecture, I'd like to know about it. If patches are
necessary to get bcrypt work on your OS, I will try to incorporate them
into the main distribution.
If you have a machine not listed above that is incapable of compiling
bcrypt and are willing to give me access to the machine, I will make an
attempt to port it to your OS.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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zlib - http://www.gzip.org/zlib/
INSTALLATION
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If you're so inclined, edit config.h and change the defaults to whatever
you think is appropriate for your needs. If you choose not to have
bcrypt remove input files after processing, or set SECUREDELETE to 0,
you are likely to have data on your hard drive that can be recovered
even after deletion.
All of these options can be set on the command line as well. When you're
satisfied with the default settings, simply type:
make
then su and type:
make install
It would be wise to test the installation on a few unimportant files
before encrypting anything you value and removing the only copy.
USAGE
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bcrypt [-orc][-sN] file ...
Encrypted files will be saved with an extension of .bfe. Any files ending
in .bfe will be assumed to be encrypted with bcrypt and will attempt to
decrypt them. Any other input files will be encrypted. If more than one
type of file is given, bcrypt will process all files which are the same as
the first filetype given.
By default, bcrypt will compress input files before encryption, remove
input files after they are processed (assuming they are processed
successfully) and overwrite input files with random data to prevent data
recovery.
Passphrases may be between 8 and 56 characters. Regardless of the
passphrase size, the key is hashed internally to 448 bits - the largest
keysize supported by the blowfish algorithm. However, it is still wise to
use a strong passphrase.
OPTIONS
-o print output to standard out. Implies -r.
-c DO NOT compress files before encryption.
-r DO NOT remove input files after processing
-sN How many times to overwrite input files with random
data before processing. The default number of
overwrites is 3. Use -s0 to disable this feature.
No effect if -r is supplied.
The options o,c and r each have the opposite effects if the appropriate
settings are altered from the default in config.h. To determine what
effect each of these have, run bcrypt without any options.
Encrypted files should be compatible between most systems. Binary
compatibility has been tested for all systems listed above.
/* ====================================================================
* Copyright (c) 2002 Johnny Shelley. All rights reserved.
*
* Bcrypt is licensed under the BSD software license. See the file
* called 'LICENSE' that you should have received with this software
* for details
* ====================================================================
*/
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