Re: Zip encryption

["Tonkin, Derek K." <Derek_Tonkin () BAYLOR EDU>]

If folder encryption is your goal then it seems like there are a lot of better solutions.  Is this a network share 
folder or something on a local user's desktop?  PGP Desktop provides a feature called PGP NetShare which provides for 
the encryption of folders and also provides zip encryption.  It's not free by any means but it is pretty easy to use.

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Subject: [SECURITY] Zip encryption

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Hello,

Is anyone routinely using zip encryption
for official business?  There appear 
to be four (free) kinds available:
7-Zip, Bitser, IZArc, and PeaZip.  I
did not find 7-Zip smooth to use; Bitser
did not work for me; and, IZArc wanted
to also install spyware (OpenCandy).
PeaZip appeared to be functional, but
could be relatively difficult to teach
to non-technical users.

Other file encryption methods are available
to us, but some people want folder encryption.
My impression is that it would be easier
to zip the folder and then use another method
to encrypt the zip file than it would be
to install another program to do zip encryption
and teach people how to use it.

If people want to use encrypted folders
in place, then I guess it would be between
TrueCrypt and a zip program.  I'm not
sure which of these would be easier (or
even possible) for a non-technical user.



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Chet Langin, GIAC GSEC Gold, GCIA Gold, GREM, GPCI
IT Information Security Analyst
Mail Code 4622
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL  62901
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* Chester L Langin <clangin () siu edu>
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