Locked-Area.com began developing OpenCrypt in 2002 and proudly announced the initial release in 2005. Locked-Area.com was started in 1999 to distribute the software, Locked Area. Locked Area is a piece of user management/password protection software written in Perl for use on Internet web sites which allows the owner of a web site to setup a secure content area on their web site. Using the software the web site owner can then allow visitors to register to access the secure content area. This is very useful if for example, they would like to know who is accessing their web site content. OpenCrypt was released as an advanced alternative to Locked Area, intended to offer a comprehensive range of new options and facilities for the web site owner, including the option to charge web site visitors to access their content. This has proven very popular due to declines in profits from Internet advertising.
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How does it work?
OpenCrypt is written in a programming language called Perl. Perl is widely known as "the duct-tape of the Internet" and is very popular for any web site based task which for example, requires a great deal of data processing. OpenCrypt also uses a system known as .htaccess Authentication to help password protect secure content areas. This is an authentication system which is part of the Apache Web Server which is currently the most popular web server software for use on the Internet. OpenCrypt also uses PHP for a wide-range of optional/additional content interfaces and offers a PHP login interface as an alternative to the traditional pop-up login method. Using a combination of Perl, PHP and HTML, OpenCrypt provides a simple system for web site membership management.
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