Re: encryption question

That's fine. There is nothing wrong with Password Based Encryption as long
as:

1. Each installation of your software has a single user, and the only
reason that user should encrypt anything is for him to store and/or
forward it to himself at a later time or on another location.

What's wrong if there's more than one user?

(Obviously I'm not talking about where a user forgets to close (and
therefore -reencrypt) his data file)

-Rael


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