> I am interested in knowing if anyone has successfully encrypt their > shell scripts (particularly on Solaris) that contained sensitive > information (passwords, etc..) and how did they do it. You can use ShellGuard (www.fstha.com): $ uname -a SunOS ess038 5.8 Generic_117350-02 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-60 $ cat script.sh #!/usr/bin/ksh sqlplus -S << ! test/test set pages 0 feed off select sysdate from dual; ! $ fstsg script.sh ShellGuard 0.2 Foundation Software Tools http://www.fstha.com Using: /usr/local/bin/gcc Compiling /app/oracle/scripts/fstsg.0.2/script.sh.x $ ./script.sh.x 11-OCT-06 $ strings script.sh.x | grep test $ Be aware that on some systems the *shell code* or some part of it is visible via the ps command while the script is running ... (not sure if that was the case for shc or Shell Guard). Regards Dimitre