Re: Encryption Key Question

David Heise wrote:

> Here's my question:
> What is the best method of storing this passphrase internally in the
> application such that it would be as secure as possible?

AFAIK, you can't store the passphrase anywhere securely. You should
think in terms of requiring the user/other process/whatever to input the
passphrase in to authenticate, and then storing only the hash digest.

If anyone knows how (e.g., Apple Keychain Manager) manages to diaplat
the plaintext of stored passwords, I'd like to know, because it makes me
nervous :)

Zaven
Received on Mar 03 2005