Deadmans Switch for Linux v2.1.1

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New updated version of a Linux based Deadmans Switch

That looks quite useful. I noticed it wants a specific version of mcrypt. On Alpine Linux most of my nodes I see libmcrypt-2.5.8-r9. On VoidLinux it is 2.5.8_3. Are there by any chance plans to allow using openssl as an alternative?

Pretty sure that although on my system I have 2.6.8-4, it will work with a lesser version such as 2.5.8_3 as on Void. I am using mcrypt because it was simple to implement the user password feature. I am not too sure about openssl as all I am doing is encrypting a file which is stored locally.

Mcrypt is in the Arch repo:

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mcrypt

That make sense. For what it's worth here [1] is an example of using openssl and passwords to encrypt / decrypt files. I only know about this because I had to use this method with a vendor that wanted to keep their software encrypted in transit and wanted to use a passphrase.

On Alpine and Void I only see a library and not a binary program. I've also seen some sites say not to use mcrypt because it may be abandonware, but I have no idea how true that may or may not be.

[1] - https://www.shellhacks.com/encrypt-decrypt-file-password-ope...

thanks, I will have a play with it and see. If it works how i want i will put into an update version.

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