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Newbie Encryption Question

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:25 pm
by digidoc
How does PHP know how to read an encrypted file? Is there a component loaded on the server which tells php how to read the encrypted file?

I have taken over a job from a developer who was fired and all the web files are encrypted. I could create the site from scratch but if there was a way to recover the files that would be great.

There has to be some way (through server admin or something) that I can recover these files right?

DigiDoc

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:01 pm
by feyd
All the "encryptions" for PHP have counterparts.

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:17 pm
by digidoc
feyd wrote:All the "encryptions" for PHP have counterparts.
Oh ok.

Can you provide some guidance as to how i could recover these files?

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:19 pm
by feyd
You'll have to find the counterpart to whatever the files were encrypted with. Unfortunately we cannot link to them because they can be considered illegal in certain jurisdictions.

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:20 pm
by volka
I'd ask a lawyer whether the company has rights on the code and whether the former employee has to turn over existing sources.
It might be (keep in mind: I'm not a lawyer ...and from germany ;)) legal to decrypt the scripts if the former developer refuses to comply.