Re: File Encryption - Part II

[Patrick Boucher <pboucher () gardienvirtuel com>]

Greetings,

   I have been said in this same message tread. Lots of people are using PGP. 
For one, i am using it. Version 8.0 on Windows XP. 
PGPDisk, create a file then "mount " that file to a drive like S: or 
something, There is an Option for you to use NTFS mount file.. so you could 
have c:\secret that is completely encrypted.

Else, pgp can encrypt a file. Using either a Public Key or Shared Secret 
(password)

PGP is one of the mostly used encryption software found around.

Why not use it ?

Patrick


On Monday 15 September 2003 20:47, Rick Jones wrote:
> I have put off file encryption for a long time, but this thread prompted me
> to get started.
>
> So I created a folder called "Secrets," then created a text document called
> "Passwords," then did everything I was supposed to do to encrypt "Secrets"
> and all of its subfolders and files.
>
> The "Passwords" file turned a nice green color and showed itself as being
> encrypted.  So far, so good.
>
> Then I e-mailed the "Passwords" file to someone, and asked them if they
> could open it.  Sure enough, they could.
>
> So I am wondering...just what is file encryption supposed to accomplish?
>
> What I would like is a program or something I can use to encrypt a folder
> and all of its contents, and that absolutely will not open without a
> password or some other fairly airtight indicator that the creator -- and no
> one other than the creator -- wants to get in.
>
> Can anyone suggest how I might accomplish this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> RWJ
>
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