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work with virtual files in another package (i.e. main); as a result,
you have to feed your virtual storage file to Data::Encrypted
manually.  Not so much a bug as an interface drawback.

Our usage of Inline::Files-generated filehandles is a bit noisy -
especially when first using "empty" virtual files (a known bug in
Inline::Files).  Damian Conway has said he'd think about trying to fix
it someday.

This idea could be extended to the Tie::EncryptedHash or other
Crypt::CBC-employing methodology, but would lose the fundamental
advantage of not requiring any clear text password or passphrase to
remain associated with the script.  Perhaps people wouldn't mind
typing one "universal" password or passphrase to get at their saved,
encrypted data ... ?

When Data::Encrypted prompts for unknown data, it could ask the user
to repeat their data entry for validation, to cut down on the
possibility of typos.

Currently the data is keyed via the prompt - hence if you use the same