On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 09:56:01 +1000, Mikael Holmqvist wrote: > I'm looking for a free encryption tool that has been properly tested and > implements a strong encryption algorithm. Most of the tools I've found > so far are commercial and usually attract a US$30-50 fee.
> I would like to find a tool that simply enforces password protection and > encrypts whatever file using a strong encryption algorithm. Of course, > extra features such as support for zip files, and/or the ability to > create a self extracting encrypted file (so that the receiver doesn't > need to have the encryption program in order to decrypt the file, but > rather just the correct password) are very welcome. GnuPG is the de facto standard tool for (free) encryption. It is provided under the GPL and implements the OpenPGP standard. Although the idea behind it is to use a public-key infrastructure, it is also possible to encrypt documents via a symmetric cipher, means with a passphrase. http://www.gnupg.org/ Ulrich -- http://www.der-keiler.de PGP Fingerprint: 5FA4 4C01 8D92 A906 E831 CAF1 3F51 8F47 1233 9AAD Public key available at http://www.der-keiler.de/uk/pgp-key.asc -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s-:- a-- C++ UL+++ P++ L+++ E--- W+++ N++ o- K- w-- O- M- V- PS PE Y+ PGP++ t+ 5 X R tv b+ DI- D++ G e h-- r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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