Unix encryption and Windows decryption

[kasparov]

I need to send a file from our Unix (Solaris 8) system to another organisation which only runs Windows. The file contains secure data & I'm placing it on an SSL secured server but I also need to encrypt the file.

Can anyone advise how I can encrypt the file in Unix so that the users on the other site can decrypt in Windows? Ideally we need to do this at no cost (ha!) because the other organisation are unlikely to want to spend any money on this.

Any advice appreciated, Chris

 

[columb]

You could try perl - which is free and cross platform. This simple encrytion routine may be sufficient if the data is small.

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Columb Healy

 

[Annihilannic]

Without looking, I'm pretty sure OpenSSL should be available for Windows, which gives you a huge choice of encryption and decryption methods.

Annihilannic.

 

[razalas]

Not sure of the effectiveness of this, nor have I actually tried it, but zip (pkzip/winzip) has an encryption option (see -e switch).

Not sure if zip is available on Solaris, but it is available on SCO.

Code what you mean,
and mean what you code!
But by all means post your code!

Razalas

 

[zaxxon]

Use gpg on your side; they can use PGP or maybe gpg too. Swap your public keys and go on.
gpg is for free; PGP is free or shareware for personal use afaik. But I guess there is gpg for Windows too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnupg

We run it on Linux and AIX; our partner uses PGP on Windows.

laters
zaxxon