Ccrypt version 1.9 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.9

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      The raw portfile for ccrypt 1.9 is located here:
      http://ccrypt.darwinports.com/dports/security/ccrypt/Portfile
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      The ccrypt Portfile 57344 2009-09-10 03:50:48Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: ccrypt
      Version: 1.9
      Category: security
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Homepage: http://ccrypt.sourceforge.net

      Description: Encrypt and decrypt files and streams

      Long Description: Utility for encrypting and decrypting files and streams. It was designed to replace the standard unix crypt utility, which is notorious for using a very weak encryption algorithm. ccrypt is based on the Rijndael cipher, which is the U.S. government's chosen candidate for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES, see http://www.nist.gov/aes/). This cipher is believed to provide very strong security. Unlike unix crypt, the algorithm provided by ccrypt is not symmetric, i.e., one must specify whether to encrypt or decrypt. The most common way to invoke ccrypt is via the commands ccencrypt and ccdecrypt. There is also a ccat command for decrypting a file directly to the terminal, thus reducing the likelihood of leaving temporary plaintext files around. In addition, there is a compatibility mode for decrypting legacy unix crypt files.

      Master Sites: sourceforge

      Checksums: md5 c3f78019d7a166dd66f1d4b1390c62c2 sha1 5ad1889c71be905c3004c80dc011948c9c35c814 rmd160 2e7ec037dcfab82ad6963b8644a52017ac6c003e

      use_parallel_build yes

      build.target check

      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --infodir=${prefix}/share/info

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/ccrypt
      % sudo port install ccrypt
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching ccrypt
      ---> Verifying checksum for ccrypt
      ---> Extracting ccrypt
      ---> Configuring ccrypt
      ---> Building ccrypt with target all
      ---> Staging ccrypt into destroot
      ---> Installing ccrypt
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using ccrypt with these commands:
      %  man ccrypt
      % apropos ccrypt
      % which ccrypt
      % locate ccrypt

     Where to find more information:

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