I need someone who would be able to make me a password protection program that could lock up a folder with a password...so that it can only be unlocked if that password was given. What adds to this is that I want the password to change constantly, so that any given password will only work for 10 seconds...I have the algorithm to do this based on the system clock, but don't know how to write it into a program. Anyone think they could help? Will pay.
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TooMuchButtHair
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soc5298 said:
If you want the password to change every 10 seconds, I think you'll need something that will send you the new password. I might be mistaken though. You could set it up so that the password changes if you get it wrong 3 times. It might be a little easier to do it that way...
suprasteve
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there's programs out there that will lock a folder, I've got two but am not using either currently (MSI's lockbox is one, might not be free though, came with my video card). But the password changing thing would be pretty difficult
would it be possible to make the password dependant on the time? That way, the password would have to be calculated by the user who knows the specific algorithm. Based on system time so that any given password can only unlock the computer for a ten second period in time. I want something that can withstand even governmental crackers. Encryption would be nice too, but not necessary, as I could just run encryption afterwards.
TooMuchButtHair
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soc5298 said:
Well, if the NSA wants into something bad enough, there's no way your going to keep them out. But writing a complex algorithm isn't hard - but putting into use might be a little tough. What programming languauge are you writing the program in?
suprasteve
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my friend's got movies, music, games, and other stuff that he's got on an ftp server. He's just doing SSL and our college monitors bandwith and hasn't done anything about it yet
vortmax
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Okay...
If it is on a campus run FTP server, it won't matter. You would have to physically encrypt the file; meaning to use the file it needs to be unencrypted. You could encrypt the entire folder, but again, you would need to decrypt the whole folder to access the contents.
You can't set file sharing permissions as a non admin on a server that excludes the admin. So basicly to just have it as a protected folder would still allow the server admin access to it.
If it is on a personal FTP server, then SSL will be secure enough, as the school would have to break at least 128 bit encryption to access the files. Only those with the proper permissions can gain access. Frankly the school has better things to do and I guarentee there are enough kids with blatent sharing violations to keep them busy. They won't mess with a private SSL protected FTP server.
Now the government and NSA will get in if they want to, regardless of your security. If they want it bad enough they will just take the entire computer and extract the data the hard way.
if you're that worried about it, then maybe you (i mean your friend) shouldn't be sharing it in the first place.
If it is on a campus run FTP server, it won't matter. You would have to physically encrypt the file; meaning to use the file it needs to be unencrypted. You could encrypt the entire folder, but again, you would need to decrypt the whole folder to access the contents.
You can't set file sharing permissions as a non admin on a server that excludes the admin. So basicly to just have it as a protected folder would still allow the server admin access to it.
If it is on a personal FTP server, then SSL will be secure enough, as the school would have to break at least 128 bit encryption to access the files. Only those with the proper permissions can gain access. Frankly the school has better things to do and I guarentee there are enough kids with blatent sharing violations to keep them busy. They won't mess with a private SSL protected FTP server.
Now the government and NSA will get in if they want to, regardless of your security. If they want it bad enough they will just take the entire computer and extract the data the hard way.
if you're that worried about it, then maybe you (i mean your friend) shouldn't be sharing it in the first place.
TooMuchButtHair
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vortmax said:
I think as long as the information isn't going to hurt someone, he should have the freedom to share it. It could be account information, and he could only want to share it with a select group of people - in that case, and others like it, he has VERY good reason to want to keep that infomation as private as possible.
SFR
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A few of the companies I have worked for have VPN tokens that run on some crazy algorythm and change every minute... its pretty cool! Basically the same algorythm is stored in the VPN client software and so if you have the token you are able to VPN to a company.. anyway, I think VeriSign has a USB token.. pretty cool technology and pretty safe.
My uncle was fairly high up in the Australian banking system and he had a thing on his work laptop that changed the password every 5 seconds and to unlock it he had 2 usb devices that both had to plugged in within 5 seconds of each other (im guessing one unlocked the other) and he stored them in 2 safes!! Now THATS cool!!