Anyone tried using File Verifier (OS 9 encrypt)?
Anyone tried using File Verifier (OS 9 encrypt)?
- Subject: Anyone tried using File Verifier (OS 9 encrypt)?
- From: Charles Arthur <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:55:18 +0000
Hi..
While idly wondering about increasing the security of my Palm contacts (by
encrypting the data file, so you'd have to enter a password to get at them)
I looked at the scripting for Apple File Verifier, which in 904 lives in
the Applications folder. (Apple File Security, its encrypting form, doesn't
have scriptability - perhaps to save people from encrypting stuff in a
run-only script and not being able to decode the result.)
Anyway, the dictionary is sparse..
Signing Suite: Signing and Verifying files.
verify: Verify the specified file(s)
verify reference -- File(s) to verify. Can be a single alias or a
list.
open: Open the specified file(s)
open reference -- File(s) to open. Can be a single alias or a list.
Right. So I encrypted a file, keeping the password off the keychain. It
decodes fine when I give the password by double-clicking in the Finder.
But a script...
set thefile to selection
Verify thefile
--> this file does not have a signature. Verification failed [or some such].
Open thefile
--> this file does not have a signature....
Huh?
Verify thefile with password
Open thefile with password
--> this file does not have a ... all right already!
So what's going on?
Yes, I know about Akua Sweets encryption SA, but thought I would
investigate what's already provided in AS.
Charles
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