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diff --git a/security/ccrypt/pkg-descr b/security/ccrypt/pkg-descr index b5036bcbddbf..3bc24e61b2cd 100644 --- a/security/ccrypt/pkg-descr +++ b/security/ccrypt/pkg-descr @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ ccrypt is a utility for encrypting and decrypting files and streams. It was -designed to replace the standard unix crypt utility, which is notorious for +designed to replace the standard Unix crypt utility, which is notorious for using a very weak encryption algorithm. ccrypt is based on the Rijndael cipher, which is the U.S. government's chosen candidate for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES, see http://www.nist.gov/aes/). This cipher is believed to provide very strong security. -Unlike unix crypt, the algorithm provided by ccrypt is not symmetric, i.e., +Unlike Unix crypt, the algorithm provided by ccrypt is not symmetric, i.e., one must specify whether to encrypt or decrypt. The most common way to invoke ccrypt is via the commands ccencrypt and ccdecrypt. There is also a ccat command for decrypting a file directly to the terminal, thus reducing the likelihood of leaving temporary plaintext files around. In addition, there -is a compatibility mode for decrypting legacy unix crypt files. +is a compatibility mode for decrypting legacy Unix crypt files. Encryption and decryption depends on a keyword (or key phrase) supplied by the user. By default, the user is prompted to enter a keyword from the |