[ pycrypto-Bugs-872402 ] How to hide Encryption key

Bugs item #872402, was opened at 2004-01-07 08:53
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Category: None
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Invalid
Priority: 5
Submitted By: ulysses hung (ulyssesh)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: How to hide  Encryption key

Initial Comment:
Hi,

I want to hide a file content using DES Algorithm.
The file can downloaded by any user. but user can't
read it's content. 
Python application can't hide source code.
If I use ROTOR,DEC ,I must specify a key.
user can read the key from source code.
So encryption is useless. 
Can you tell me how can I do .Thanks.

Ulysses

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>Comment By: A.M. Kuchling (akuchling)
Date: 2004-01-07 10:50

Message:
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Don't put the key in the source code; have the user enter
it, or carry an iButton or keyring, or something.  Key
management is always the hardest part of encryption-related
tasks.


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