Currently I have some code that signs a byte string with the SHA256 algorithm using the native OpenSSL binary, the code calls an external process, sends the parameters, and receive the result back into the Python code. The current code is as follows: When original_string is too big, I might have problems with the result (from the communication with an
Tag: encryption
Cant encrypt strings with special characters with pycrypto AES
Description I want to store people’s names in MySQL database. Because the data is sensitive information i want to encrypt it with AES. I am using PyCrypto AES module. The code that I am using is: The key used for encryption is a random long string. Problem Lets say the string (example name) i want to encrypt is “Strah”. I
Python Encrypt PDF Simple Method AES 256
I have used this method to encrypt a PDF file with AES 128: …but is there a similarly-simple way to use AES 256? Thanks in advance! Answer I have the same issue. I use pikepdf to solve it. By default, pikepdf use AES-256 to encrypt.
Encrypted and secure docker containers
We all know situations when you cannot go open source and freely distribute software – and I am in one of these situations. I have an app that consists of a number of binaries (compiled from C sources) and Python code that wraps it all into a system. This app used to work as a cloud solution so users had