security

Hello all,

I am a B.E. student. I am preparing a miniproject on Password protection of files and folders in Java. I know only till applets so I request U to give an idea about implementation of my idea in the practical direction and mainly which topics knowledge is required.

Files can be protected by emcrypting and decrypting it but how to protect it by password Example: Microsoft Office is providing password security. once secured it can only be opened by applying password only.

Folders like normal folders,control panel, webfolders have to be protected with password. How?

Hardware can also be protected with password like printers, scanners, webcameras.

Please reply

[712 byte] By [jakitra] at [2007-11-26 17:36:33]
# 1

You need to clarify your requiements.

Are we talking with a PC, LINUX/UNIX, box? (permitting one user or a group of users from accessing a file)

Are we taling computer to computer?

Are we talking about encrypting a file?

From your reading you are indicating that you will be encrypting the file using the password as the symetric encryption key.

for linux/unix look up the crypt command. Sorry I don't know the pc variant

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