Encryption Tool advice?

[Dave]

I was looking for recommendations for an encryption program for making
self extracting files(a bit stronger than passworded zips).I use
Truecrypt all the time but I need to do some secure transfers to other
people that don't have Truecrypt. Suggestions??


Dave

 

[surprise]

What about the freeware version of PGP or AxCrypt?

 

[rich]

I was looking for recommendations for an encryption program for making
self extracting files(a bit stronger than passworded zips).I use
Truecrypt all the time but I need to do some secure transfers to other
people that don't have Truecrypt. Suggestions??

Maybe this one will work - says it uses AES so should be secure

<clipped from website>
With File2File it is possible to secure single files as well as full
directory structures with a password. It works everywhere; on your personal
hard disk, on a shared network drive, on a floppy disk or on some other kind
of file store.

You may also use File2File to secure your files before sending them via
e-mail. If the recipient does not have File2File installed, you can encrypt
the file into an executable file (EXE-file), which also contains the code
necessary for decrypting the encrypted text. Then the receiver only needs to
enter the password.

http://www.cryptomathic.com/file2file/index.html

 

[Dave]

Maybe this one will work - says it uses AES so should be secure

<clipped from website>
With File2File it is possible to secure single files as well as full
directory structures with a password. It works everywhere; on your personal
hard disk, on a shared network drive, on a floppy disk or on some other kind
of file store.

You may also use File2File to secure your files before sending them via
e-mail. If the recipient does not have File2File installed, you can encrypt
the file into an executable file (EXE-file), which also contains the code
necessary for decrypting the encrypted text. Then the receiver only needs to
enter the password.

http://www.cryptomathic.com/file2file/index.html

Thanks for the tips guys. I found another alternative in
alt.security.scramdisk. Didn't realize that 7-zip's SFX format was
256-AES encryption. Just wish 7-zip would add .ISO support and I could
just go with 7-zip for both zipping and secure SFX.

Dave

 

[Duddits]

I was looking for recommendations for an encryption program for making
self extracting files(a bit stronger than passworded zips).I use
Truecrypt all the time but I need to do some secure transfers to other
people that don't have Truecrypt. Suggestions??


Dave

Safe Guard PrivateCrypto
http://www.utimaco.com/createframes.html?http://www.utimaco.com/content_products/sg_pc.html
FIPS 140-2 certified AES 256 or 128
Free for private use.

regards

Dud

 

[Ian Edmont]

I was looking for recommendations for an encryption program for making
self extracting files(a bit stronger than passworded zips).I use
Truecrypt all the time but I need to do some secure transfers to other
people that don't have Truecrypt. Suggestions??


Dave

Dave,

Have a look at Jetico's BCArchive
(http://www.jetico.com/index.htm#/bcarchive.htm).

From the website ...

BCArchive characteristics.
a.. Create compressed and encrypted archive file protected by password.
b.. Create compressed and encrypted archive file encrypted using the
public key of another user.
c.. Add a number of passwords to an existing archive file.
d.. Apply more than one public keys to an archive file enabling a number
of users to decrypt the archive.
e.. Generate new or use existing secret/public key pairs in PKCS-12/X.509
format.
f.. Compress and encrypt data to a self-extracted executable program. The
user can run the program and extract the data even on a computer where
BCArchive is not installed.
BCArchive utilizes the following encryption algorithms, standards and
specifications:

a.. Symmetric algorithms: Blowfish, IDEA, Triple-DES and CAST5.
b.. Secure Hash Algorithms: SHA-1, MD5 and RIPEMD-160.
c.. Asymmetric (public/secret key pair) algorithms: RSA, ElGamal /
Diffie-Hellman.
d.. Specifications for public/secret key pair format: PKCS #12, X.509.
e.. PKCS #5 (recommendations for the implementation of password-based
cryptography).
f.. RFC 2440 specifications for session keys encrypted by symmetric or
public key encryption algorithms.
BCArchive is compatible with established standards and specifications. It
enables the use of existing public key databases, such as those created for
PGP software, which have been used world-wide for many years.

It can also be used to create SFX archive which avoids the need to install
BCArchive on the recipients machine.

I have been using it for a while now. It's very easy to use and does the job
a treat.

HTH.

Ian Edmont.

 

[Dave]

Dave,

Have a look at Jetico's BCArchive
(http://www.jetico.com/index.htm#/bcarchive.htm).

From the website ...

BCArchive characteristics.
a.. Create compressed and encrypted archive file protected by password.
b.. Create compressed and encrypted archive file encrypted using the
public key of another user.
c.. Add a number of passwords to an existing archive file.
d.. Apply more than one public keys to an archive file enabling a number
of users to decrypt the archive.
e.. Generate new or use existing secret/public key pairs in PKCS-12/X.509
format.
f.. Compress and encrypt data to a self-extracted executable program. The
user can run the program and extract the data even on a computer where
BCArchive is not installed.
BCArchive utilizes the following encryption algorithms, standards and
specifications:

a.. Symmetric algorithms: Blowfish, IDEA, Triple-DES and CAST5.
b.. Secure Hash Algorithms: SHA-1, MD5 and RIPEMD-160.
c.. Asymmetric (public/secret key pair) algorithms: RSA, ElGamal /
Diffie-Hellman.
d.. Specifications for public/secret key pair format: PKCS #12, X.509.
e.. PKCS #5 (recommendations for the implementation of password-based
cryptography).
f.. RFC 2440 specifications for session keys encrypted by symmetric or
public key encryption algorithms.
BCArchive is compatible with established standards and specifications. It
enables the use of existing public key databases, such as those created for
PGP software, which have been used world-wide for many years.

It can also be used to create SFX archive which avoids the need to install
BCArchive on the recipients machine.

I have been using it for a while now. It's very easy to use and does the job
a treat.

HTH.

Ian Edmont.

Thanks for the reply. Think I'll go with the 7-zip recommendation posted
earlier. Seems a nice simple way for 256-AES strength.


Dave