Re: Regarding Private key

[Srikanth Dabbiru <srikanthdab () gmail com>]

When you lock your house, do you take the key with you or put it under  
the doormat and leave a note on the door stating that the key is under  
the doormat ?

On Jun 17, 2009, at 5:38 AM, manmeet Singh <mannirulz30 () yahoo com>  
wrote:

> Hi all,
> I am facing a very tedious probelm. I want to know what the various  
> options and how secure are these options.
>
> I have a file that contains plaintext.I have to read that file and  
> after first read , encrypt it(AES) and delete the plain text file  
> and save the encryped file.On subsequent reboots, i have to read  
> decrypted text.
>
> Now the question is How do i manage the AES key?
> Storing the AES key/IV in file is one option? (Isnt It same as  
> storing the plain key assuming i dont have any secure storage)
> Hard code  the AES Key/IV values  in the code?
> What other options are possible. ?
>
>
> Warm Regards,
> Manmeet Singh
>
>
>
>
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