encryption software.

[tweedledee]

I'm thinking of buying this encryption software. Can anyone tell me how secure this is? It seems ideal as it can be placed on a CD/DVD and they claim it CAN'T be cracked.
http://www.cypherix.com/
Any comments welcome.

[redwudz]

Well, nothing is impossible to crack, but it seems pretty secure. I can't find anything against this product. Seems to be popular.

That said, the best security is to keep your sensitive files in a safe place, even if they are encrypted. The internet or anywhere accessible to the general public is not really safe, no matter what the encryption.

Also, be careful to use a good key to the encryption, and not store it anywhere anyone can find it.

[BJ_M]

448 bit Blowfish and 256 bit AES algorithms


hahaha

don't lose the key or you can kiss whatever was on there forever ..

[richdvd]

Would this affect the compliancy of DVDs?

[redwudz]

Shouldn't have any effect on data DVDs as far as compliance. No reason to use on video DVDs and if used would probably cause problems.

[tweedledee]

I'm using the free version to try out encrypted emails and encrypted CD's and it does the job effortlessly. I don't really need something too strong, but a bit of privacy is always nice. Judging from the posts so far it seems as good as I can get.

[sterno]

When a company says their encryption is "unbreakable" (which they do three times on the home page) it's an instant red flag to me. It says they're aiming it at people who probably don't know a lot about encryption, not at people who really need and understand security. That aside, Blowfish so far appears to be a good encryption algorithm. The only concern would be that they may have implemented it improperly.

I'd suggest looking in to PGP (or GPG) if you're looking to do encrypted e-mail, that's the de facto standard that people have been using for years now. There's already a pretty extensive key exchange infrastructure in place for PGP/GPG.

[Cobra]

I use ABI-Coder to create self-decrypting files. The other person does not need to have ABI-Coder installed in order to gte the data - it is all a standalone .EXE containing the data and whatever it needs to decrypt it. You simply have to provide the key. Here's a link if you are interested:

http://www.abisoft.net/bd.html

Cobra

[BJ_M]

When a company says their encryption is "unbreakable" (which they do three times on the home page) it's an instant red flag to me. It says they're aiming it at people who probably don't know a lot about encryption, not at people who really need and understand security. That aside, Blowfish so far appears to be a good encryption algorithm. The only concern would be that they may have implemented it improperly.

I'd suggest looking in to PGP (or GPG) if you're looking to do encrypted e-mail, that's the de facto standard that people have been using for years now. There's already a pretty extensive key exchange infrastructure in place for PGP/GPG.

448 bit Blowfish encryption is a lot stronger encryption than PGP ... and is a standard also ..


he wasnt asking about for email anyway

[tweedledee]

I use ABI-Coder to create self-decrypting files. The other person does not need to have ABI-Coder installed in order to gte the data -

Thanks Cobra, I had a look at that and think Cryptainer is better. It sets up a sort of removable disc which when opened you can use it like a normal hard drive. When closed it can't be opened without a password. You don't have to encrypt individual files. when files are sent by email, or stored on a CD/DVD, it works similar to ABI-coder. You simply tell the recipient the key to unlock it.
I have emailed the company asking them a few questions, but have not had a reply, which indicates their support may be a bit slack. My knowledge of computers is fairly basic and I am hoping an experienced programmer on this forum can rate the security on Cryptainer.

[vitualis]

I too would recommend PGP. It is fantastic for e-mails, its security is verified and there is already a well maintained public key exchange infrastructure.

If you are inclined to pay for your products, you can get versions of PGP that comes with PGP Disk (or something like that). Basically, these are encrypted volumes --> for HDDs and for removable media I believe.

Regards.