Worried about someone getting access to your most private files. With the free Kruptos 2, you'll worry no more.

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PUBLISHERS DESCRIPTION:

Kruptos 2 is a powerfull 128 bit file encryption utility that allows you to secure any sensitive files stored on your PC or portable storage device. Kruptos 2 includes a powerful file shredding utility, and the ability to generate self decrypting files.

Features and Benefits

Kruptos 2 is Free, quick to download, simple to install and very easy to use. Based on public domain encryption algorithm. The algorithm has not been modified in any way. Absolutely no back doors, hidden keys or any other method of decoding encrypted data without the correct key. So if you lose your password, you lose your data!

Ideal for secure trasportation of files on portable storage devices, such portable hard drives, USB storage keys...

Kruptos 2 uses windows explorer plug-in which allows you encrypt/decrypt/shred using the power of standard Microsoft Windows Explorer. It integrates into Windows Explorer and allows you to work with your important files using Explorer's context menu. You can even decrypt a file and have Kruptos 2 automatically open it and then re-encrypt it when you have finished editing the file, all with a single button press!

With Kruptos you can produce self-extracting encrypted files. Self-extracting files are executable programs (EXEs) that contain encrypted files and the software necessary to decompress the contents. Users can decompress the contents of a self-extracting file simply by running it like any other program. All that is needed is the correct password.

Kruptos 2 allows you to thoroughly delete and remove files and all their traces from your drive in a secure way via "Shred", so they cannot be recovered by common undelete tools.

Are your filenames sensitive? With Kruptos you can obfuscate (disguise) the filename when you encrypt the file, what's more you can view the original filename at any time by simply clicking on the file and selecting: view original filename.

Do you easily forget your passwords or have too many to remember? With Kruptos you can simply enter a password hint when encrypting your files, this hint can then be retrieved simply by right-clicking the file and selecting: View Hint .

Kruptos 2 is 100% clean, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors.

Note: Kruptos has not been tested on Vista. You will also need the Microsoft .Net framework for the installation procedure.

License type: Freeware
OS: Windows, Windows XP
File size: 2.8 MB
Developer: Kruptos

Keep your confidential info under wraps and well-encrypted with this secure notepad program.

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PUBLISHERS DESCRIPTION:

Steganos LockNote will change the way you work with confidential notes. Application and document in one: the mechanism to encrypt and decrypt a note is part of it. Secure, simple, independent. No installation required.

Why use Steganos LockNote?

• Store your most valuable notes as a LockNote
  Hide your serial numbers, passwords, phone numbers and everyday notes in a safe place. Your informations will be encrypted using a password and most modern AES 256bit encryption technology.
• Secure, yet simple
  Just double-click a LockNote and enter your password to access your text files as usual.
• No installation required
  Move LockNotes wherever you want, as often as you want. A LockNote document does not require much more hard drive space than an unencrypted document.
• Encrypt existing text files in no time at all
  Simply drag and drop existing text files on a LockNote window: they will be encrypted automatically.
• Open and free
  LockNote is open sou rce and is based upon open source technologies, e.g. the certified CryptoPP program library for strong encryption.

License type: Freeware
OS: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP or better
File size: 312 KB
Developer: Steganos GmbH

Compress and encrypt your data simultaneously with this archiving utility

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PUBLISHERS DESCRIPTION:

The BCArchive software is designed to compress a group of files/folders to a single encrypted file.

Compression utilities such as Zip, Arj, RAR and many others are really helpful in saving hard disk space. However, in many cases the data we compress is private. The question of privacy is even more important when we wish to send compressed data over insecure Internet connections. There are powerful encryption algorithms and technologies that can help people keep their private data in a secure form. But it is important:

a) to use the right tool for the job;

b) that at every stage in the process of securing the data, - standard algorithms (with an established powerful capability) are used;

c) that the risk of improper use of encryption by inexperienced people is minimized.

Using BCArchive is very simple yet very secure. Let's say you want to back up some data and store it as compressed, encrypted archive on your hard drive. All you need to do is specify a password for the archive when you create it and enter the same password to decrypt and extract the data. This simple process requires no special knowledge of encryption.

BCArchive uses powerful algorithms, such as IDEA and Blowfish to encrypt the data and the PKCS #5 standard for derivation encryption key from the password string. Beware of trusting your data to less sophisticated encryption programmes because the archives they create can often be cracked with a simple freeware utility.

License type: Freeware
Operating Systems: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
File size: 2.5 MB
Developer: Jetico, Inc.

This free, open-source encryption program lets you place files and folders in "safes" of any size.

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PUBLISHERS DESCRIPTION:

TrueCrypt is a free Open-Source Disk Encryption Software.

Features:

>> Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.

>> Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a storage device such as USB flash drive.

>> Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.

>> Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:

1) Hidden volume (steganography – more information may be found here).

2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).

>> Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: LRW.

If you take the time to learn how to use Truecrypt's steganographic features, the program will do a great job of protecting your data from snoops.

License type: Freeware
Operating Systems: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Linux
File size: 1.5 MB
Developer: TrueCrypt Foundation