Encrypting text

LiveCode includes several cyphers that allow us to encrypt and decrypt data. In this recipe, you will select a cipher, assign a password, and encrypt data. You will also decrypt that data using the same cypher and password.

How to do it...

Follow this recipe's steps to encrypt and decrypt text:

1. Create a new main stack in LiveCode.

2. Set the background color of the stack's card to black.

3. Add a label with the following properties:

   • Name: fldPlain

   • Width: 175

   • foregroundColor: Yellow

   • contents: Plain Text

4. Add a second label with the following properties:

   • Name: fldEncrypted

   • Width: 175

   • foregroundColor: Yellow

   • Contents: Encrypted Text

5. Add a scrolling text field with the following properties:

   • Name: plainText

   • traversalOn (Focusable): Keep it unchecked

   • showFocusBorder (Focus border): Keep it unchecked

   • borderWidth: 0

   • foregroundColor: Black

   • backgroundColor: White

   • Contents: The lazy dog jumped over the quick brown fox.

   • Size of text: 18

6. Add a second scrolling text field with the following properties...