RClick encrypt/decrypt files and change/hide extension

[©®]

Been thinking that I could use a program that I can r-click on the
file/folder and it will encrypt (or decrypt) them.
Also, once the file is encrypted, that the file extension does not show
e.g.
RClick to encrypt file: medical.doc then it is encrypted as
"medical.[ext]" where the extension is related to the program and not
"medical.doc.[ext]"

Can anyone recommend a nice app for XP they have used that will do this
but also has different levels of encryption.
Thanks

 

[RedLeg]

©® posted,

Can anyone recommend a nice app for XP they have used that will do
this but also has different levels of encryption.

for windows integration (rt-click, etc) I like axcrypt- it doesn't do
directories so to speak and the extention you can just change when it
asks you for the name. it is AES-128 only for now, although going to
the project page shows he has started developing again- four beta's
this month!

http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/

for directories and files you could always use the excellent 7-zip,
it's a compression utility that has excellent encryption (AES-256) as
well windows integration and of course all files would be in a zip (or
other chosen format) file and that would be the extention. Both are
OSS/FW and hosted at sourceforge, here are the links to their
homepages:

http://www.7-zip.org/

as well there is PGP and GPG although they have a bit of a learning
curve associated...

HTH!
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[RedLeg]

RedLeg posted,

¸© posted,
for windows integration (rt-click, etc) I like axcrypt- it doesn't..
http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/

for directories and files you could always use the excellent...
http://www.7-zip.org/

as well there is PGP and GPG although they have a bit of a
learning curve associated...

ahh- here's one that looks interesting- although I know nothing about
it and don't vouchsafe as I do with the others mentioned above- I found
this one mentioned on SoS' site, I've always liked his finds-

===
http://www.sover.net/~wysiwygx/Security1.html

FineCrypt Need a replacement for e4m now youve down errrrr... upgraded
to XP? Highly secure encryption with a single mouse click (without
entering password or key); Secure communication with other users of
FineCrypt; Creation of encrypted archives with which you can work like
with zip-archives; Creation of encrypted self-extracting executables,
which can be decrypted without FineCrypt; Encryption of files,
directories and whole directory trees; Encryption with password or with
user encryption key; Advanced key management; Secure delete feature;
Statistical analysis of ciphertext; Full integration with Windows
shell, including drag-and-drop; FineCrypt is the only program which you
can check for correctness of encryption; 10 strongest encryption
algorithms, including 5 AES finalists: MARS, RC-6, Rijndael(AES),
Serpent, Twofish; 4 encryption modes: ECB, CBC, CFB, OFB (see
FineCrypt's Help for details);

ftp://ftp.finecrypt.org/fcinst.exe (4.2MB)
===

look at his other collected links and brief snippets- lots of goodies
there <G>

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Army RedLeg

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[lsj7]

Been thinking that I could use a program that I can r-click on the
file/folder and it will encrypt (or decrypt) them.
Also, once the file is encrypted, that the file extension does not
show e.g.
RClick to encrypt file: medical.doc then it is encrypted as
"medical.[ext]" where the extension is related to the program and not
"medical.doc.[ext]"

Can anyone recommend a nice app for XP they have used that will do
this but also has different levels of encryption.
Thanks

I like this easy to use one

http://www.softpicks.net/software/Atronics-File-Security-4502.htm

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