Best Encryption for Python Client/Server

[Steve Holden]

Ed Hotchkiss wrote:
> No worries, I apologize for my outburst. I will check out the viability 
> of using an SSH module, or using pyCrypto or something to encrypt the data.
>  
Please don't apologise. It's one of c.l.py's charms that an exchange 
such as the one you had with Robert Kern results in a perfectly equable 
exchange of views rather than an escalatory flame war of the "fuck off 
and die" nature.

Please excuse my language, I've been reading too much Xah Lee lately.

> Here's my mission: simple P2P class with encryption of whatever type of 
> file is being sent, and authentication via encrypted user name/password. 
> So any type of file or login being sent over the net, any communication 
> between the scripts should be encrypted, regardless of whether it is 
> client/server communication, or file transfer. 
>  
Robert's suggestion was a good one, as ssh (rather than SSH) is very 
good at building encrypted tunnels between arbitrary processes.

> Now that I've finally stated what I want to do (sorry) Is SSH a good 
> option, or just using sockets with pycrypto? Thanks in advance.  
>  
I think I'd rather use the already-engineered ssh solution, relying as 
it does on well-thought-out asymmetric encryption. You might want to look at

http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/winhelp/32/Tunneling_Explained.html

regards
  Steve

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