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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 21:07:28 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 21:07:28 -0400 |
| commit | 711594636704defae873be1a355a292505585afd (patch) | |
| tree | 59ee13f863830d8beba6cfd02bbe813dd486c26f /static/v10/man1/newcrypt.1 | |
| parent | 3258a063c1f189d7b019e40e525b46bef9b9a7b1 (diff) | |
docs: Added UNIX V10 Manuals
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diff --git a/static/v10/man1/newcrypt.1 b/static/v10/man1/newcrypt.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4fe22985 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man1/newcrypt.1 @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +.TH ENCRYPT 1 +.SH NAME +encrypt, decrypt \- encrypt or decrypt a message or file +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B encrypt +[ +.B \-p +] +[ password ] +.br +.B decrypt +[ +.B \-p +] +[ password ] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Encrypt +( +.I decrypt +) +reads from the standard input and writes +on the standard output. +The +.I password +is a key, up to 127 characters in length, which selects a particular transformation. +If no +.I password +is given, +.I encrypt +demands a key from the terminal (without echoing what the user types). +If the wrong key is given to decrypt, it will usually exit without +writing on standard output. +.PP +If the +.B \-p +option is specified, the ciphertext will be encoded into printing +characters only; suitable for sending through mail. +In this mode, +.B decrypt +ignores any lines that do not have a special prefix (added by +.B encrypt +), +so messages received in the mail can be read without having to edit +out headers. +.PP +Encryption takes place in three layers. The first addresses traffic +analysis threats by hiding the size of the message and insuring that +if the same message is send repeatedly with the same +.I password +the ciphertext will be entirely different each time. +The second layer is the proposed Data Encryption Standard (DES) used +in Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode. Finally, a key-dependent character +transposition is applied to the ciphertext which impedes the +assembly of corresponding pairs of DES blocks under a known-plaintext attack. +.PP +The user is encouraged to use a lengthy password. A short sequence of +words chosen at random from a dictionary and committed to memory is +a good plan. +.SH FILES +/dev/tty for typed key +.SH AUTHOR +D.P.Mitchell +.SH BUGS +This encryption program is not provably secure, and the author gives no +guarantee that it cannot be broken. |
