Randall,

You can script out GPG (or PGP) sessions from VFP to encrypt a file before transport from one machine to another. That'd be a lot better than any homebrewed encryption based off the VFP rand() function.

>You're sure right about that, David. Currently, we're using MD5.fll and just make a
>call like: hashword = MD5HASH("passwd") for password encryption. We're also using SSL
>(Secure Socket Layer) when dealing with web-based apps. Read: https :^).
>
>In some situations in the oil biz, there's something called a "closed well." Basically,
>it means that everyone better keep their mouths' shut and not talk about the hole we're
>drilling to any outsiders. Personally, I want to be sure we're covered, and if that means
>that our data needs to be encrypted before transport over the net, then so be it.
>Let's just say that I don't trust SSL, especially with all the recent news I've been
>reading about how its been hacked. (Go back a couple of days on slashdot.org and you'll
>find the article, if you're interested.)