On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:57:22 +0000, me@privacy.net wrote:

> Nomen Nescio wrote:
>>
>>me@privacy.net wrote:
>>
>>> Krazee Brenda wrote:
>>> >
>>> >On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:29:41 +0000, me@privacy.net wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I have a simple text file, less than 64KB, containing all the
>>> >> unique passwords I use for websites. I want to encrypt it in as
>>> >> secure a manner as possible on a Windows XP box. I don't need
>>> >> all these other fancy features, just a simple "type in my
>>> >> passphrase, see the text file" system. Any recommendations?
>>> >> It doesn't need to be free.
>>> >
>>> >Axcrypt, Twofish (with GUI)
>>>
>>> Are you saying Axcrypt uses Twofish? The web page at
>>> http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/Features.html says that
>>> it uses AES encryption with 128-bit keys.
>>
>>A perfect example of why you shouldn't rely on clueless rubes for
>>technical information, especially concerning security software..
>
> It is hard to tell which are the clueless rubes when one is himself
> a clueless noob...
>
> A google search makes me believe that Axecrypt is a program that
> I can download and run, while Twofish is an algorithm that some
> programs are based upon. Simply putting the two words in a row
> with a comma in between is not clear writing, thus my query as to
> the intended meaning.

Twofish implementation has an executable. Axecrypt is Axcrypt, open source,
executable. Opus, same; Dozens other (Valise e.g.) same.

Additional queries cost. Pull out your encrypted credit card.
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