Crypt command

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Hi !!!

somebody of you knows if crypt command is secure or not??
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i want encrypt information and then send it via ftp to another server, the information travel trough internet to arrive the another server , at the end the other system uncrypt file .. my question is to know is this method encriptions is secure, to use crypt command??

thanks, Manuales.

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

The man page says it all:

"Crypt implements a one-rotor machine designed along the lines of the German Enigma, but with a 256-element rotor. Metthods of attack on such machines are widely known; thus crypt provides minimal security."

In short there are many better options out there. A Google search should get you started.

A far better approach would be ssh or sftp (Secure FTP) both of which are freely available and are very robust.