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Instructions on how to use PGP Zip, supplied by Symantec.In a surprising and unexpected move, the Open Source encryption software, TrueCrypt, has been retired. If you have PGP Desktop installed on your machine, you can use a tool that comes included with the software, called PGP Zip. In addition to integrating with Windows and offering easy encryption and decryption, you can also use the tool to create self-extracting archives to securely transport files or transfer them to a friend-no AxCrypt installation necessary at the other end. Your entire interaction with AxCrypt can take place exclusively from the right-click context menu. Once installed it integrates with the Windows shell and offers simple right-click encryption and decryption of files with AES-256 encryption. AxCrypt (Windows, Free)ĪxCrypt is a free encryption tool for Windows.

Your files are strongly encrypted and stored right alongside your regular documents.

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Create a new compressed archive, throw your files in it, and slap a password on. If you're not interested in encrypting a ton of files or maintaining an entire encrypted volume, but you still want to make sure important documents like tax returns or other Social Security bearing documents are locked up tight, 7-zip sports strong AES-256 encryption.

#UBUNTU TRUECRYPT ALTERNATIVE ZIP#

7-zip fills a perfect niche for many people, however, by offering simple ZIP container-based encryption. 7-zip (Windows, Free)Ĭompared to some of the heavyweights, like GnuPG and TrueCrypt ( no longer available !), it might be easy to dismiss the popular file compression tool 7-zip as a lightweight. Like most native Mac utilities and applications, Disk Utility and the accompanying encryption blends seamlessly into the OS X experience and makes mounting and un-mounting encrypted volumes a breeze. The utility is capable of creating secure disk images and file volumes encrypted with AES 128-bit or 256-bit encryption. Disk Utility (Mac, Free)ĭisk Utility is a diverse tool that handles almost any disk-related tasks you'd need on OS X. Check out the list of graphical wrappers and application plug-ins for various operating systems here. Please note, regular old GnuPG is a command line tool. GnuPG doesn't only provide rock-solid local file encryption it is, thanks to paired encryption and public key servers, a great tool for encrypted communication. GnuPG is a volume and individual file encryption tool with support for a dozen encryption schemes, paired keys, and expiring signatures. GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is an open-source implementation of the famed Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption tool-you can read the very interesting history of PGP and how GnuPG came to be here. GNU Privacy Guard (Windows, Mac, Linux, Free) Instructions on installing Cryptomator and creating encrypted volumes can be found at Cryptomator for Cloud-Sharable Encrypted Volumes. The only thing which cannot be encrypted without breaking your cloud synchronization is the modification date of your files. Your passphrase is protected against bruteforcing attempts using scrypt.

Cryptomator is free and open source software, which encrypts file contents and names using AES. Cryptomator (Windows, Mac, Linux, Free - Pay what you want)Ĭryptomator provides transparent, client-side encryption for your cloud (but can also be used in non-cloud situations). It's real-time encryption allows data to be read and written as fast as if the drive was not encrypted making the end user experience completely transparent. Amongst its many features, it can encrypt an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.

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VeraCrypt (Windows, Mac, Linux, Free)Ī popular free open source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux by IDRIX. You can still contact the vendor directly for support. These tools are not licensed by IS&T, and the IS&T Service Desk may not be able to assist you with troubleshooting. Use a strong password! If the password is easy to guess or crack, then the contents it is protecting will not be secure, even if encrypted.īelow are some of the most common tools that can be used for file or folder encryption.

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