Trinu, who keeps sensitive data inside AES-encrypted .zip archives, asked the Answer Line forum about the advantages and disadvantages of switching to TrueCrypt. Regular readers know that I’m a big ...

Ever download a folder full of files, only to notice all of the documents inside are zipped shut and encrypted—basically the digital version of Fort Knox? These are examples of the ever-wonderful, yet ...

New in version ’08 Release 2 are: * Upgrade to Xar version 1.5.2. * Crypted zip files now uses AES-256. * Improved AppleScript dictionary to let automate also Email and Archive actions. * Added ...

That question can be interpreted two ways. Do you want to hack into someone else’s private files? Or do you want to avoid a form of encryption that won’t give you much protection? Since I believe that ...

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