Re: ZIP Encryption

Hello!
You wrote on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:45:43 -0600:

JH> I do not think that you meant to suggest "encryption
JH> before packing". Generally speaking, that is not a

:) This depends on the task. If you want packing, encryption before packing might be ok. If you want compression, that's another story. The thing is that besides TAR there are no widely used packing-only solutions and this leads to a common confusion between packing and compression.

With best regards,
Eugene Mayevski
http://www.SecureBlackbox.com - the comprehensive component suite for network security

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