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RSA implementation, please comment.

Hi All; I've come up with a solution and I'd like some feedback on whether or not it is secure. SYNOPSIS: Is Crypt::RSA secure acceptable in open source if the private key password is in a browser cookie? DETAILS: We're running a pretty basic LAMPS system with MySQL 5.1 and Perl 5.8. The client asked me to devise "a secure way to save credit card

FAQ 8.33 Is there a way to hide perl's command line from programs such as "ps"?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq8.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

I Freed Myself From E-Mail's Grip - So Much More Than Just E-Mail!

Here is the first of a series of blog posts where I develop further on some of the various reactions to the recent article I got published on the NYTimes about my experiences of giving up on e-mail to get the job done colalborating and sharing my knowledge more. Starting with a blog post put together by my fellow IBM colleague Ed Brill...

FAQ 8.31 Can I use perl to run a telnet or ftp session?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq8.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

sqlldr question

I have a table with 2 columns..... CREATE TABLE TEST ( ID NUMBER(5), NAME VARCHAR2(30)) My data file looks like the following and ' ' is the col delimiter 10 -- single space 20 -- 5 spaces 30 \ -- back slash followed by a single space 40 -- 0 spaces

dropping a column in a production database

Is this a safe operation? According to the docs, it should be. Any contraindications? (Oracle 10.2.0.3 on SUSE Linux) Thank you. Kind regards, Y.

using TFSSPUTL.SQL on Oracle 10

On the Oracle 10 DB: SHOW PARAMETER shared_pool_size; Is returning 0 because it is not set How to update script TFSSPUTL.SQL to get "Shared pool allocation (actual)" I tried replacing " select value into pool_size from v$parameter where name='shared_pool_size'; " with select sum(bytes) into pool_size from v$sgastat where pool='shared

FAQ 8.45 How do I install a module from CPAN?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq8.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

New Instance for Existing Database -- 10gR2 under Win Server 2003 64-bit

I'm a Unix/Linux Oracle developer who needs to ask a Windows-oriented DBA question. For testing purposes, one of the guys in this shop wants a new instance that will access existing database files. Working from home late at night, he copied all the files (control files, DBFs, and everything) and then blew away the instance and installed a new one.

CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW ORA-01031

Hello, I am trying to run a long sql script that creates tables, triggers and procedures etc. I ran the same script on 9i some time ago and it worked OK - but 10G barfs on CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW as follows: DROP USER getreports CASCADE; CREATE USER getreports IDENTIFIED BY getreports DEFAULT TABLESPACE getreports

Nice article about DB2's 25th birthday last month

There was a fairly decent article in Information Week because of DB2's 25th Birthday that has some interesting DB2 history in it.

other than auditing, a way to see last execution time?

9.2.0.5 Is there a way to determine the last time a procedure was executed if auditing isn't turned on in a database?

Read all 'PDF. ISO' posts in Webware - Webware/Cnet

Read all 'PDF. ISO' posts in Webware Webware/Cnet, CA - 1 hour ago The hosted services invite file storage and sharing with the capability to convert up to five documents to PDF.

kill process when file number reached...

Hello All, I am trying to run a tcpdump and have perl kill the tcpdump once 10 files have been created by the tcpdump. Here is my code, not sure...if my logic is screwy Thanks, system "tcpdump -i bge1 -s0 -w /tmp/file.out -C 1"; sleep 2; while(true){ @array1 = `ls -l /tmp grep files`; $result=@array1+1;

FAQ 9.25 How do I fetch/put an FTP file?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq9.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

Customer Self Service Serves the Business Too

Customer-centric companies endeavor to discover what their customers want, need, appreciate in a product. An excellent tool for gaining this insight is the forum application found in many self service center software solutions.