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From: "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net>
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Subject: Re: Unzip password-protected ZIP file in RAM?
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:37:36 +0200
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On 25/10/13 14:51, Gilles wrote:
> Hello
>
> This is a newbie question.
>
> While travelling, I keep an .htaccess-protected text files with
> e-mails/passwords, credit card numbers, etc.
>
> To make it more secure, I was thinking of compressing the file as a
> password-protected ZIP file, and access it through a PHP script that
> would unzip it in RAM and display the contents, so that a clear text
> version is no longer necessary.
>
> What do you think? Can PHP do this?

zip files not that safe.

> It's 5.3.13 running on a hosted *nix server.

A shared sercer not that safe to store things on.



Would recommend you to think of using TrueCrypt, works on all major 
operating systems and majority of cellphones. This would be outside the 
scope of this user group.



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  //Aho