I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software available. I
want to carry my .txt password file with me on a memory stick and, of course,
want to protect it. I could put it in a .rar file but if the machine I am using
doesn't have WinRAR or something I'm not helped. And, finally, I don't
understand most of this encrypting stuff.
I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ programs, so
that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary computer. Doesn't have to
be freeware.
Gualtier Malde wrote:
> I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software
> available. I want to carry my .txt password file with me on a memory
> stick and, of course, want to protect it. I could put it in a .rar file
> but if the machine I am using doesn't have WinRAR or something I'm not
> helped. And, finally, I don't understand most of this encrypting stuff.
>
> I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ
> programs, so that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary
> computer. Doesn't have to be freeware.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
> http://www.truecrypt.org/
Gualtier Malde pretended :
> I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software available.
> I want to carry my .txt password file with me on a memory stick and, of
> course, want to protect it. I could put it in a .rar file but if the machine
> I am using doesn't have WinRAR or something I'm not helped. And, finally, I
> don't understand most of this encrypting stuff.
>
> I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ programs, so
> that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary computer. Doesn't have
> to be freeware.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:35:39 -0800, Gualtier Malde
<valacapt@comcast.net> wrote:
>I could put it in a .rar file but if the machine I am using
>doesn't have WinRAR or something I'm not helped.
You could create a self-extracting SFX file, not that I have that much
faith in WinRAR's "password" feature. Check the WinRAR help file if
it interests you.
Gualtier Malde <valacapt@comcast.net> wrote in
news:YuqdnQ9TUqLq8SzUnZ2dnUVZ_jGWnZ2d@giganews.com :
> I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software
> available. I want to carry my .txt password file with me on a memory
> stick and, of course, want to protect it. I could put it in a .rar
> file but if the machine I am using doesn't have WinRAR or something
> I'm not helped. And, finally, I don't understand most of this
> encrypting stuff.
>
> I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ
> programs, so that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary
> computer. Doesn't have to be freeware.
>
> Any suggestions?
Rather than look to software solutions (many of the good ones require a
driver which implies the need for admin rights on Windows) consider a
very solid hardware solution: Ironkey.
The ironkey USB drive isn't cheap as such things go but it isn't that
expensive either (if you truly value your privacy). You get hardware,
not software, security for your stored data, certified to FIPS-2 level 2
(it missed level 3 only by a whisker). AES encryption. Tamper-resistant.
Ten wrong passwords and it irretrievably self-destructs the internal key.
Also you can use (at your option) its private Tor servers (your choice of
speed v random security).
Frank Merlott wrote:
> Gualtier Malde pretended :
>> I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software
>> available. I want to carry my .txt password file with me on a memory
>> stick and, of course, want to protect it. I could put it in a .rar
>> file but if the machine I am using doesn't have WinRAR or something
>> I'm not helped. And, finally, I don't understand most of this
>> encrypting stuff.
>>
>> I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ
>> programs, so that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary
>> computer. Doesn't have to be freeware.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> KeePass:
>
> Portable Edition:
> http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/keepass_portable
>
> Desktop Edition:
> http://keepass.info/
>
Great site Frank, any ideas for anonymous surfing (free) from a usb stick?
On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:05:55 +0000, Guy Macon wrote:
> nemo_outis wrote:
>
>>Gualtier Malde wrote:
>>
>>> I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software
>>> available. I want to carry my .txt password file with me on a memory
>>> stick and, of course, want to protect it. I could put it in a .rar
>>> file but if the machine I am using doesn't have WinRAR or something
>>> I'm not helped. And, finally, I don't understand most of this
>>> encrypting stuff.
>>>
>>> I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ
>>> programs, so that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary
>>> computer. Doesn't have to be freeware.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>Rather than look to software solutions (many of the good ones require a
>>driver which implies the need for admin rights on Windows) consider a
>>very solid hardware solution: Ironkey.
>>
>>The ironkey USB drive isn't cheap as such things go but it isn't that
>>expensive either (if you truly value your privacy). You get hardware,
>>not software, security for your stored data, certified to FIPS-2 level 2
>>(it missed level 3 only by a whisker). AES encryption. Tamper-resistant.
>>Ten wrong passwords and it irretrievably self-destructs the internal key.
>>Also you can use (at your option) its private Tor servers (your choice of
>>speed v random security).
>>
>>www.ironkey.com
>>
>>There are others which claim similar features (e,g, Kingston Traveller)
>>but they don't come close to providing the same level of hardware
>>security.
>
> I second the suggestion to use ironkey. If you do, however, decide to
> go with a software solution, in my opinion Truecrypt is too large, too
> complex, and has too many features for just protecting a single text
> file on a Windows computer. For that, a simpler program with fewer
> features would seem a better choice. I suggest Axecrypt or "My Secure
> Notepad." Axecrypt is 900KB, but the decrypt-only version is 69KB.
> "My Secure Notepad" is 40KB. Both use open-source AES encryption.
> Axecrypt can be set up to run standalone (just run the program from
> your USB stick on any windows PC, no install needed) or to be installed
> and invoked with a right-click context menu, and "My Secure Notepad"
> has only a standalone mode.
>
> http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/Default.html
>
> http://bouchez.info/delphi-securenotepad.html
Thirds on Ironkey.
Agree on Truecrypt for the OP
Axcrypt will not allow you to change a file once it is encrypted. You
can open and close it all you want.
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this.
Ari® wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:05:55 +0000, Guy Macon wrote:
>
>> nemo_outis wrote:
>>
>>> Gualtier Malde wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software
>>>> available. I want to carry my .txt password file with me on a memory
>>>> stick and, of course, want to protect it. I could put it in a .rar
>>>> file but if the machine I am using doesn't have WinRAR or something
>>>> I'm not helped. And, finally, I don't understand most of this
>>>> encrypting stuff.
>>>>
>>>> I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ
>>>> programs, so that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary
>>>> computer. Doesn't have to be freeware.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>> Rather than look to software solutions (many of the good ones require a
>>> driver which implies the need for admin rights on Windows) consider a
>>> very solid hardware solution: Ironkey.
>>>
>>> The ironkey USB drive isn't cheap as such things go but it isn't that
>>> expensive either (if you truly value your privacy). You get hardware,
>>> not software, security for your stored data, certified to FIPS-2 level 2
>>> (it missed level 3 only by a whisker). AES encryption. Tamper-resistant.
>>> Ten wrong passwords and it irretrievably self-destructs the internal key.
>>> Also you can use (at your option) its private Tor servers (your choice of
>>> speed v random security).
>>>
>>> www.ironkey.com
>>>
>>> There are others which claim similar features (e,g, Kingston Traveller)
>>> but they don't come close to providing the same level of hardware
>>> security.
>> I second the suggestion to use ironkey. If you do, however, decide to
>> go with a software solution, in my opinion Truecrypt is too large, too
>> complex, and has too many features for just protecting a single text
>> file on a Windows computer. For that, a simpler program with fewer
>> features would seem a better choice. I suggest Axecrypt or "My Secure
>> Notepad." Axecrypt is 900KB, but the decrypt-only version is 69KB.
>> "My Secure Notepad" is 40KB. Both use open-source AES encryption.
>> Axecrypt can be set up to run standalone (just run the program from
>> your USB stick on any windows PC, no install needed) or to be installed
>> and invoked with a right-click context menu, and "My Secure Notepad"
>> has only a standalone mode.
>>
>> http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/Default.html
>>
>> http://bouchez.info/delphi-securenotepad.html
>
> Thirds on Ironkey.
>
> Agree on Truecrypt for the OP
>
> Axcrypt will not allow you to change a file once it is encrypted. You
> can open and close it all you want.
The world was waiting in anticipation to see what you thought.
John Smith pretended :
> Frank Merlott wrote:
>> Gualtier Malde pretended :
>>> I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software
>>> available. I want to carry my .txt password file with me on a memory
>>> stick and, of course, want to protect it. I could put it in a .rar file
>>> but if the machine I am using doesn't have WinRAR or something I'm not
>>> helped. And, finally, I don't understand most of this encrypting stuff.
>>>
>>> I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ programs,
>>> so that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary computer.
>>> Doesn't have to be freeware.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> KeePass:
>>
>> Portable Edition:
>> http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/keepass_portable
>>
>> Desktop Edition:
>> http://keepass.info/
>>
> Great site Frank, any ideas for anonymous surfing (free) from a usb stick?
Incognito live CD has a USB installation script, this is very easy to
do really.
I have installed in the past Incognito on a 2GB USB thumbrive and it
was done with two mouse clicks.
The only problem you may have with Incognito is a Linux problem, it
will need to recognise your hardware. I for example, could not get to
use Incognito on the Asus 901 Netbook because I could not change the
screen resolution, something to do with the display drivers, the
developer confirmed me this by email.
Incognito uses tor for internet surfing, and Internet Messaging, it can
be used as a live CD or USB thumbdrive, and it also has truecrypt. It
is the best anonymous/privacy live CD I know of.
And Guy Macon link to Secure Notepad just remembered me something,
Steganos LockNote:
It is a free very simple Windows only notepad with AES encryption. I
have never used Secure Notepad and I could not tell which one is better
in comparison to Locknote.
On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:12:31 +0000, Guy Macon wrote:
>>> http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/Default.html
>>>
>>> http://bouchez.info/delphi-securenotepad.html
>>
>>Thirds on Ironkey.
>>
>>Agree on Truecrypt for the OP
>>
>>Axcrypt will not allow you to change a file once it is encrypted. You
>>can open and close it all you want.
>
> To be more specific, axcrypt gives you three choices: open, decrypt or
> shred & delete. Open lets you read the file but not change it, which
> is ideal for a text file full of passwords. Decrypt turns it into an
> ordinary file that you can edit, etc. and then encrypt it again. Shred
> and delete overwrites then erases the file (which is what it does with
> the unencrypted file after encrypting it.)
Your right. I haven't used it in a while but the program v1.6 was
locking the file and had no Decrypt submenu. Deinstall-reinstall and
there it was.
The self-decrypting .exe option is kinda neat as well for use in secured
file sharing.
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On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:38:46 -0800, John Smith wrote:
> Ari® wrote:
>> On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:05:55 +0000, Guy Macon wrote:
>>
>>> nemo_outis wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gualtier Malde wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software
>>>>> available. I want to carry my .txt password file with me on a memory
>>>>> stick and, of course, want to protect it. I could put it in a .rar
>>>>> file but if the machine I am using doesn't have WinRAR or something
>>>>> I'm not helped. And, finally, I don't understand most of this
>>>>> encrypting stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ
>>>>> programs, so that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary
>>>>> computer. Doesn't have to be freeware.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>> Rather than look to software solutions (many of the good ones require a
>>>> driver which implies the need for admin rights on Windows) consider a
>>>> very solid hardware solution: Ironkey.
>>>>
>>>> The ironkey USB drive isn't cheap as such things go but it isn't that
>>>> expensive either (if you truly value your privacy). You get hardware,
>>>> not software, security for your stored data, certified to FIPS-2 level 2
>>>> (it missed level 3 only by a whisker). AES encryption. Tamper-resistant.
>>>> Ten wrong passwords and it irretrievably self-destructs the internal key.
>>>> Also you can use (at your option) its private Tor servers (your choice of
>>>> speed v random security).
>>>>
>>>> www.ironkey.com
>>>>
>>>> There are others which claim similar features (e,g, Kingston Traveller)
>>>> but they don't come close to providing the same level of hardware
>>>> security.
>>> I second the suggestion to use ironkey. If you do, however, decide to
>>> go with a software solution, in my opinion Truecrypt is too large, too
>>> complex, and has too many features for just protecting a single text
>>> file on a Windows computer. For that, a simpler program with fewer
>>> features would seem a better choice. I suggest Axecrypt or "My Secure
>>> Notepad." Axecrypt is 900KB, but the decrypt-only version is 69KB.
>>> "My Secure Notepad" is 40KB. Both use open-source AES encryption.
>>> Axecrypt can be set up to run standalone (just run the program from
>>> your USB stick on any windows PC, no install needed) or to be installed
>>> and invoked with a right-click context menu, and "My Secure Notepad"
>>> has only a standalone mode.
>>>
>>> http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/Default.html
>>>
>>> http://bouchez.info/delphi-securenotepad.html
>>
>> Thirds on Ironkey.
>>
>> Agree on Truecrypt for the OP
>>
>> Axcrypt will not allow you to change a file once it is encrypted. You
>> can open and close it all you want.
> The world was waiting in anticipation to see what you thought.
The world is satisfied.
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Frank Merlott wrote:
> John Smith pretended :
>> Frank Merlott wrote:
>>> Gualtier Malde pretended :
>>>> I am having trouble trying to sort out various encryption software
>>>> available. I want to carry my .txt password file with me on a
>>>> memory stick and, of course, want to protect it. I could put it in
>>>> a .rar file but if the machine I am using doesn't have WinRAR or
>>>> something I'm not helped. And, finally, I don't understand most of
>>>> this encrypting stuff.
>>>>
>>>> I think I need a very small program, self-contained like old DOZ
>>>> programs, so that it doesn't have to be installed on the temporary
>>>> computer. Doesn't have to be freeware.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> KeePass:
>>>
>>> Portable Edition:
>>> http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/keepass_portable
>>>
>>> Desktop Edition:
>>> http://keepass.info/
>>>
>> Great site Frank, any ideas for anonymous surfing (free) from a usb
>> stick?
>
> Incognito live CD has a USB installation script, this is very easy to do
> really.
>
> I have installed in the past Incognito on a 2GB USB thumbrive and it was
> done with two mouse clicks.
>
> The only problem you may have with Incognito is a Linux problem, it will
> need to recognise your hardware. I for example, could not get to use
> Incognito on the Asus 901 Netbook because I could not change the screen
> resolution, something to do with the display drivers, the developer
> confirmed me this by email.
>
> http://anonymityanywhere.com/incognito/
>
> Incognito uses tor for internet surfing, and Internet Messaging, it can
> be used as a live CD or USB thumbdrive, and it also has truecrypt. It is
> the best anonymous/privacy live CD I know of.
>
> And Guy Macon link to Secure Notepad just remembered me something,
> Steganos LockNote:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/locknote
>
> It is a free very simple Windows only notepad with AES encryption. I
> have never used Secure Notepad and I could not tell which one is better
> in comparison to Locknote.
>
Thanks Frank
Memory stick file encryption 
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