About bcrypt
bcrypt for Android.
Bcrypt is a cross platform file encryption utility. Encrypted files are portable across all supported operating systems and processors, including
x86 (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Linux, Cygwin, Win32)
Sparc R220 (Solaris 2.7, 2.8)
Sparc Ultra60 (Linux 2.4)
Alpha (Linux 2.4)
PPC G4 (MacOS X 10.1 SERVER)
PPC RS/6000 (Linux 2.4)
MIPS (Linux 2.0.34 (Cobalt))
HPPA 1.1 (HP-UX 11.0)
armeabi (Android 2.2 - 4.0)
The original bcrypt source is copyrighted by Johnny Shelley and has the following copyright notice and disclaimer:
"Copyright (c) 2002 Johnny Shelley All rights reserved.
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with or without modification, are permitted provided
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bcrypt for Android uses the same sources for encryption/decryption, but is not part of Shelley's bcrypt project.
Download bcrypt sources and binaries for other platforms from http://bcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Note: For requests and comments, e-mail WhoDunnit?Me!
Keywords:
encryption, decryption, security, privacy, confidentiality, data protection, blowfish, compression, cross platform
by S####:
A little different implementation than desktop version, but, Great to have on Android so I can securely move my legacy bcrypt files around and enjoy simplicity, high security file encrypt/decrypt, opensource, with original file wiped on encrypt on all my plateforms now. Thanks!