Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 52987 invoked from network); 16 May 2004 23:35:23 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur-2.apache.org with SMTP; 16 May 2004 23:35:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 639 invoked by uid 500); 16 May 2004 23:35:13 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 597 invoked by uid 500); 16 May 2004 23:35:12 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Delivered-To: mailing list users@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 574 invoked by uid 98); 16 May 2004 23:35:12 -0000 Received: from jsabatke@execpc.com by hermes.apache.org by uid 82 with qmail-scanner-1.20 (clamuko: 0.70. Clear:RC:0(216.93.66.89):. Processed in 0.021001 secs); 16 May 2004 23:35:12 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: jsabatke@execpc.com via hermes.apache.org X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.20 (Clear:RC:0(216.93.66.89):. Processed in 0.021001 secs) Received: from unknown (HELO mx10.mx.voyager.net) (216.93.66.89) by hermes.apache.org with SMTP; 16 May 2004 23:35:12 -0000 Received: from yoda.kitty.cat (d132.as16.nwbl1.wi.voyager.net [169.207.90.134]) by mx10.mx.voyager.net (8.12.9/8.10.2) with ESMTP id i4GNZ1It094651 for ; Sun, 16 May 2004 19:35:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by yoda.kitty.cat (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98B3356199 for ; Sun, 16 May 2004 18:33:15 -0500 (CDT) Received: from yoda.kitty.cat ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (yoda [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 16566-01 for ; Sun, 16 May 2004 18:33:10 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [192.168.0.98] (ripley.kitty.cat [192.168.0.98]) by yoda.kitty.cat (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8259956135 for ; Sun, 16 May 2004 18:33:10 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <40A7FA5E.3010506@execpc.com> Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 18:33:50 -0500 From: Jim Sabatke User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 (X11/20040502) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: users@httpd.apache.org References: <40A7C720.40904@execpc.com> <20040516223542.GA408@Dark-Age.local> <40A7EE85.7050708@execpc.com> <40A7F798.6030204@brentdax.com> In-Reply-To: <40A7F798.6030204@brentdax.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at kitty.cat X-Spam-Rating: hermes.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Encrypting things X-Spam-Rating: minotaur-2.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Brent 'Dax' Royal-Gordon wrote: > Nor would an implementation that used, say, PGP really be secure--your > private key has to be somewhere the server can read it, and if the > server can read it, chances are so can anybody with shell access. So > it's not really secure, now is it? > > So, if your question is "can I encrypt stuff and have Apache > automagically decrypt it before transmitting?", the answer is "yes". But > if your question is "can I encrypt stuff for security and have Apache > automagically decrypt it before transmitting?", the answer is "no". It > won't be secure. > > (And if you want it to be encrypted before transmitting and then > decrypted on the other end, that's what SSL is for.) > Thanks for the detailed response. One more question, and I'm just learning about web technology, how about asking for a password and then using that to decrypt a file? -- Jim Sabatke Hire Me!! - See my resume at http://my.execpc.com/~jsabatke Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@httpd.apache.org