Should I be using cryptography

[sjn78]

I am using txt files as a backend to my program. But I would like to be able to encrypt?? (not sure if that what this is) the file so if any nosy type of people like myself, open the file they dont see the actual text of the file

Eg instead of this,

Some Person,Some Address,12345678

show

h\Vd

 

[Heiko]

http://www.computerhelp.forum/showthread.php?t=82947

 

[travisowens]

Why not just compile the text file into your app and access it that way.

I dont know if this will prevent people from viewing the text file if they hack your .exe, but at the very least they will not be able to edit the file as it will be inside the .exe, at least, not without raising some .net security flags.

The post discussing this is at
http://www.computerhelp.forum/showthread.php?t=83571

 

[Arch4ngel]

Yah ... youre right travisowens...
But since its Text... I think that information will be shown in the Exe. And the kind of information sjn78 want to code (like name, address or things like that) hes best placed with a text file, Xml file, Db or even a password-compressed file (using a Zip Dll).

Ya know what I mean ?
Writing ressources directly into the EXE make them static for everyone.

Stay Zen

 

[Joe Mamma]

I am using txt files as a backend to my program. But I would like to be able to encrypt?? (not sure if that what this is) the file so if any nosy type of people like myself, open the file they dont see the actual text of the file

Eg instead of this,

Some Person,Some Address,12345678

show

h\Vd