Kruptos 2.0: Your one-click encryption solution

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Kruptos 2.0: Your one-click encryption solution

by Simon Kerbel Mar 4th 2008

Kruptos 2.0 allows you to encrypt your sensitive files with 256 bit file encryption for storage or for transfer on a portable device.

Encryption? Isn't that just for the government types and the hackers with their Alienware laptops?

Maybe it used to be, but Kruptos 2.0 might just change that: its ease of use and simple effectiveness might have us all encrypting photos of our dogs as if they were top-secret images.

Kruptos 2.0 has two main encryption features: you can encrypt the file as it stands, though that means you'll need Kruptos again if you ever want to unencrypt it; or, you can create a self-extracting file that contains your encrypted files and the software necessary to decompress the contents.

This second feature is very handy. You can transfer your files in a secure, encrypted manner, and unlock them on any computer, Kruptos or not. All that's needed is your password.

Kruptos integrates well with Windows Explorer, offering its main functionality from the right-click menu.

Kruptos is free, and requires the Microsoft .Net framework. It is compatible with Windows XP and 2000, but has yet to be tested on Vista.

Tags: encryption, Kruptos

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

dmitry.boyce said 10:56PM on 3-04-2008

Does anyone know exactly what kind of encryption algorithm is used.?

Edgardo said 2:08PM on 3-05-2008

FAQ states Blowfish along with SHA256

http://www.kruptos2.co.uk/FAQ.htm

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