Free file encryption software?

superscaper

peter999 wrote: »

WinZip has encryption facility.

peter999

But Truecrypt is free. Rather old thread to bring back though?

Stompa

sra wrote: »

Truecrypt is excellent

I'd second that.

peter999

superscaper wrote: »

But Truecrypt is free. Rather old thread to bring back though?

Yes, just wanted to add WinZip for the record.
AxCrypt looks good as well.

Truecrypt looks interesting but overtop for my needs (single file encryption).

Truecrypt info says:
"It may happen that you are forced by somebody to reveal the password to an encrypted volume. There are many situations where you cannot refuse to reveal the password (for example, due to extortion).

In case an adversary forces you to reveal your password, TrueCrypt provides and supports two kinds of plausible deniability:

1) Hidden volumes (for more information, see the section Hidden Volume).

2) It is impossible to identify a TrueCrypt volume. Until decrypted, a TrueCrypt volume appears to consist of nothing more than random data (it does not contain any kind of "signature"). Therefore, it is impossible to prove that a file, a partition or a device is a TrueCrypt volume or that it has been encrypted."

Good stuff !!

peter999
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Blacksheep1979

hardly call winzip an encryption program - can be compramised in seconds. Truecrypt all the way.

peter999

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

hardly call winzip an encryption program - can be compramised in seconds. Truecrypt all the way.

WinZip includes Encryption facility.

peter999

superscaper

peter999 wrote: »

WinZip includes Encryption facility.

peter999

Simply repeating a post doesn't actually constitute rebuttal. Blacksheep1979's point is a valid one. If you're wanting an encryption program you may as well get a good free one. As opposed to paying for a compression program that has poor encryption slapped on as an afterthought.

superscaper

I'm not sure the point in bringing back this old thread with something that's already been posted in it.

Blacksheep1979

peter999 wrote: »

WinZip includes Encryption facility.

peter999

whilst it may include a facility that it deems as encryption as I stated it can be bypassed in seconds. Hell the Caesar cypher is an encryption - but would you say that was a safe way to encrypt a document?

peter999

superscaper wrote: »

Simply repeating a post doesn't actually constitute rebuttal. Blacksheep1979's point is a valid one. If you're wanting an encryption program you may as well get a good free one. As opposed to paying for a compression program that has poor encryption slapped on as an afterthought.

Not sure, how do you tell a good one from a bad one ??
Are you experts ??

peter999

Ps: old threads still have useful information.

superscaper

http://www.cse.ucsd.edu/users/tkohno/papers/WinZip/

Bringing an old thread back is one thing but as I mentioned you brought it back without adding anything new (ie suggesting winzip). If something is really that useful then post a new thread, that way it doesn't confuse readers with possible out of date information.