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    A nice free encrypt program!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by n0elia, Jan 9, 2008.

  1. n0elia

    n0elia Come on Haswell...

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    Axcrypt is the name. It's very easy to use, and it does it's job very well

    Download here

    Or

    Here
     
    n0elia, Jan 9, 2008
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  2. j-dogg

    j-dogg Notebook Evangelist

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    Cool thanks for sharing i was looking for a program like this a month ago when my relatives came to visit and were on my pc i didnt want them getting to my cad files and drawing scans which are very important to my school work
     
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  3. n0elia

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    Well, hope you'll be satisfied with the program. It does everything I expect from a encrypting program. Plus it's easy and light :)
     
    n0elia, Jan 9, 2008
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  4. alekkh

    alekkh Notebook Evangelist

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    AES128 and SHA1 are alarming. Why not AES256 and SHA512 at least?

    This
    http://netcpp.com/Encrypt.htm
    does support AES256 and SHA512.


    TrueCrypt is free, open source, and is exceptionally professional
    http://www.truecrypt.org/
    It can do blazing fast live encryption of entire partitions.
     
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  5. n0elia

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    Alarming? :) I don't think he's gonna use it for top secret FBI documents
     
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  6. alekkh

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    Alarming because more secure options are as fast and as easily programmed as the ones mentioned.
     
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  7. n0elia

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    Ahh ok, get it ;) Anyway, it's up to him. I use Axcrypt and like it :)
     
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  8. j-dogg

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    i just need to lock a folder so no one can get into it can your program do that n0elia lol. i share my drives to my whole house so i can listen to my music on my xbox downstairs but there are some folder i cant have touched will it lock those. when your an architect major you have to scan dwgs in for each semster, after 3 years you take all your work and make a portfolio to get accepted into 5th year. i just need those files safe. there already backup on cd just like to have them on pc as well.
     
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  9. Nebelwand

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    You need to fix your file/share permissions, encryption doesn't really matter when others can just delete those files.
     
    Nebelwand, Jan 9, 2008
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    you can deleted an encrypted folder?
     
    j-dogg, Jan 9, 2008
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    If the permissions are set to allow it, then yes. Encryption only protects the contents of the file. The existence of the file is another thing entirely.
     
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    ahh ok im really not to worried about it. my dads a computer tech and my brother buids pcs too so no real idiots on this network. i have my permissions set to allow all so i can modify foles from my laptop via downstairs. ill just keep them where they are if somethig happens i still have the cd.
     
    j-dogg, Jan 9, 2008
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