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Re: Unzip password-protected ZIP file in RAM? [message #183449 is a reply to message #183447]

Fri, 25 October 2013 16:37

J.O. Aho
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On 25/10/13 14:51, Gilles wrote:
> Hello
>
> This is a newbie question.
>
> While travelling, I keep an .htaccess-protected text files with
> e-mails/passwords, credit card numbers, etc.
>
> To make it more secure, I was thinking of compressing the file as a
> password-protected ZIP file, and access it through a PHP script that
> would unzip it in RAM and display the contents, so that a clear text
> version is no longer necessary.
>
> What do you think? Can PHP do this?

zip files not that safe.

> It's 5.3.13 running on a hosted *nix server.

A shared sercer not that safe to store things on.

Would recommend you to think of using TrueCrypt, works on all major
operating systems and majority of cellphones. This would be outside the
scope of this user group.

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//Aho

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		Unzip password-protected ZIP file in RAM? By: Gilles Ganault on Fri, 25 October 2013 12:51
		Re: Unzip password-protected ZIP file in RAM? By: J.O. Aho on Fri, 25 October 2013 16:37
		Re: Unzip password-protected ZIP file in RAM? By: Gilles Ganault on Fri, 25 October 2013 19:22
		Re: Unzip password-protected ZIP file in RAM? By: Robert Heller on Fri, 25 October 2013 17:18
		Re: Unzip password-protected ZIP file in RAM? By: The Natural Philosoph on Fri, 25 October 2013 19:30
		Re: Unzip password-protected ZIP file in RAM? By: Gilles Ganault on Fri, 25 October 2013 19:53
		Re: Unzip password-protected ZIP file in RAM? By: Arno Welzel on Tue, 29 October 2013 19:01

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