Hide file names in compressed file

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I know you can use encryption to compress files, but is there a way to not show the file names within the archive without a password ?

Vielen Dank,
Andy
 
Andy said:
I know you can use encryption to compress files, but is there a way to not show the file names within the archive without a password ?

Vielen Dank,
Andy
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Why not just encrypt the entire file ?

In other words, leave the file name as blah.zip ,
but when a person uses a file typing utility, it
will read as "noise". Then, the user will know
the entire thing is encrypted, and "something
very interesting" is inside.

Their favorite unzipping utility, won't be able
to open the file at all.

You run some kind of encryption program, after
the original ZIP is created...

directory ==> winzip ==> PGP ==> "blah.zip"

*******

An alternate approach, is to rename all the
files yourself. Go to the source directory,
and change

knownfilename.txt ==> efieruchwscshgrt.fbg

As long as you keep records, of which file is which,
they'll not know of their value. Or, they could assume
a file named "efieruchwscshgrt.fbg" is interesting,
and proceed to break the ZIP encryption.

Paul
 
[QUOTE="Paul said:
I know you can use encryption to compress files, but is there a way
to not show the file names within the archive without a password ?
Vielen Dank,
Andy
Click to expand...

Why not just encrypt the entire file ?

In other words, leave the file name as blah.zip ,
but when a person uses a file typing utility, it
will read as "noise". Then, the user will know
the entire thing is encrypted, and "something
very interesting" is inside.[/QUOTE]
[big snip]

Or just make a new - encrypted - archive that only contains the first
archive. (Which you can rename before you do it if you wish.)
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From: "Andy said:
I know you can use encryption to compress files, but is there a way to not show the file
names within the archive without a password ?

Vielen Dank,
Andy
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It depends on the archive type.

Some won't let you view the contents (file names) if encrypted others will.
 
I know you can use encryption to compress files, but is there a way to not
show the file names within the archive without a password ?
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Not with ZIP file or some kind of special third party utility.

ZIP file don't have file name encryption feature by design.
Neither do RAR and ACE archives.

AFAIK, only 7Z (7-Zip) and PEA (PeaZip) have similar feature.
By denying access to the archive completly.
Not by hiding each protected file.
But it's a nice feature to add to 7-Zip if it's possible.
 
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