Re: Protected ZIP file with password

I'd look at parameters and my command is ok. On Feb 18, 2008 5:51 PM, Nick Stinemates <nick@stinemates.org> wrote: > Petrus Bastos wrote: > > I'm testing on FreeBSD. I can use any command through system(), but the > zip > > command doesn't works! I don't know why. > > > > > > On Feb 18, 2008 4:06 PM, Nick Stinemates <nick@stinemates.org> wrote: > > > > > >> Petrus Bastos wrote: > >> > >>> Hey folks, > >>> > >>> I got access to exec method for test! But, it's not working... :( > >>> the function returns 127 and don't create the zip file, I've tested on > >>> Linux command tool and works! Do you have any idea why didn't work? > >>> > >>> Thanks again and sorry for the inconvenience, > >>> Petrus Bastos. > >>> > >>> On Feb 18, 2008 2:37 PM, Nick Stinemates <nick@stinemates.org > >>> <mailto:nick@stinemates.org>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Petrus Bastos wrote: > >>> > Richard, > >>> > > >>> > Unfortunately, I can't get out of the zip password rut > >>> because the > >>> > destination system read only this file format. I can't change > the > >>> > destination system. > >>> > > >>> > Thanks, > >>> > Petrus. > >>> > > >>> > On Feb 18, 2008 2:11 PM, Richard Lynch <ceo@l-i-e.com > >>> <mailto:ceo@l-i-e.com>> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >> On Mon, February 18, 2008 5:59 am, Petrus Bastos wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >>> Thanks again for your worry. So, let's go, here goes my > >>> situation. > >>> >>> I'm > >>> >>> exporting data to another system. That system have an option > to > >>> > >> be > >> > >>> >>> feed by a > >>> >>> password protected zip file. The export activity will be occur > >>> in this > >>> >>> way: > >>> >>> the user will generate the file on my application and will put > >>> this > >>> >>> file > >>> >>> into that another system. So, I need generate that file. Maybe > >>> > >> one > >> > >>> >>> solution > >>> >>> is to generate the file unzipped and determine that user > >>> should zip > >>> >>> the file > >>> >>> with password on his Windows or Linux operating system. But, I > >>> can't > >>> >>> let > >>> >>> that responsibility on user hands. So, because that I need to > >>> generate > >>> >>> the > >>> >>> file already protected. > >>> >>> > >>> >> Perhaps you could use SCP (or SSH tunneling) to transfer the > >>> file from > >>> >> system to system, so that it need not ever be visible to the > >>> outside > >>> >> world, and thus not need the rather lame zip password. > >>> >> > >>> >> Another option would be to take the whole file and 2-way > encrypt > >>> > >> it > >> > >>> >> with a public/private key pair, and install the private key on > >>> > >> the > >> > >>> >> receiving server. > >>> >> > >>> >> In other words, get out of the zip password rut, and protect > >>> the file > >>> >> some other way. > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> Some people have a "gift" link here. > >>> >> Know what I want? > >>> >> I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. > >>> >> http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch > >>> >> Yeah, I get a buck. So? > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Sounds like a creative challenge... this is what makes programmers > >>> problem solvers. You can write the code, you have the knowledge.. > >>> > >> and > >> > >>> then you get requirements like this one. How annoying! > >>> > >>> I found out some interesting information researching your issue. > It > >>> seems that encryption by password is actually not built in to ZIP > >>> itself, but was an implementation detail apps like WinZip added to > >>> > >> the > >> > >>> mix. Because of that, the original ZIP libs don't have any notions > >>> > >> of > >> > >>> password protection. > >>> > >>> It seems like this isn't a language specific issue, either. > >>> > >>> I think it's time to get creative, Petros. You're in a bind, and I > >>> assume you need to get this done, so you have the following > >>> options (in > >>> the order I would do it in..) > >>> -> Turn on exec() > >>> -> You can use/modify an app I wrote (in python) which accepts > UDP > >>> packets and executed commands based off of it. You can strip out > the > >>> really insecure things and just accept 'zip' commands. The lib/app > >>> > >> is > >> > >>> really small and lightweight. There are no dependencies outside of > I > >>> think 3 python modules. If I couldn't turn on exec(), this is the > >>> route > >>> I would go. > >>> -> Use some form of file/directory montoring + zip. > >>> -> Pass the request on to an environment that has zip() > >>> > >>> -- > >>> ================== > >>> Nick Stinemates (nick@stinemates.org > >>> <mailto:nick@stinemates.org>) > >>> http://nick.stinemates.org > >>> > >>> AIM: Nick Stinemates > >>> MSN: nickstinemates@hotmail.com > >>> <mailto:nickstinemates@hotmail.com > > > >>> Yahoo: nickstinemates@yahoo.com > >>> <mailto:nickstinemates@yahoo.com> > >>> ================== > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> What platform are you testing on? > >> > >> You got it to work under Linux but not on Windows? Am I understanding > >> that properly? > >> > >> For windows, I read you should be using a tool called PkZIP. > >> > >> -- > >> ================== > >> Nick Stinemates (nick@stinemates.org) > >> http://nick.stinemates.org > >> > >> AIM: Nick Stinemates > >> MSN: nickstinemates@hotmail.com > >> Yahoo: nickstinemates@yahoo.com > >> ================== > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > Do you have SSH access to the system? > > If so, 'man zip' and look at the params. > > -- > ================== > Nick Stinemates (nick@stinemates.org) > http://nick.stinemates.org > > AIM: Nick Stinemates > MSN: nickstinemates@hotmail.com > Yahoo: nickstinemates@yahoo.com > ================== > > >