Comments on: File-Encryptor: Securely Encrypt Important Files Online http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AXL http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-103777 AXL Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:54:03 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-103777 I read some time ago that Governments approved and permit AES because, in case of National security problems, they can recover and see the content of the encrypted files using an universal password or ‘key recovery’ method… anyone better knows about this and if it’s true? In this way encryption is only valid for personal or private use until someone discovers how to decrypt them using this ‘government’ method… Ideas?! I read some time ago that Governments approved and permit AES because, in case of National security problems, they can recover and see the content of the encrypted files using an universal password or ‘key recovery’ method… anyone better knows about this and if it’s true?
In this way encryption is only valid for personal or private use until someone discovers how to decrypt them using this ‘government’ method…
Ideas?!

]]> By: asssa3000 http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-3070 asssa3000 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:45:15 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-3070 Totally agree. Because the service is web based you can't really rely on it. But if you are somewhere far from your PC or just want to send someone sensitive files than it may come in very useful. Totally agree. Because the service is web based you can’t really rely on it. But if you are somewhere far from your PC or just want to send someone sensitive files than it may come in very useful.

]]> By: Peter http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-3041 Peter Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:00:08 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-3041 The other serious problem with this is the files can only be decrypted using their website. So if anything ever happens to them, you are totally screwed. If you handle the encryption locally, you can be in control of the application that can decrypt your files so you can always get your data back. The other serious problem with this is the files can only be decrypted using their website. So if anything ever happens to them, you are totally screwed. If you handle the encryption locally, you can be in control of the application that can decrypt your files so you can always get your data back.

]]> By: Peter http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-3040 Peter Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:54:32 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-3040 If you have to upload the unencrypted file, that pretty much defeats the purpose of encrypting it. For real security you need to encrypt it locally so it never leaves your machine in an unencrypted state. Truecrypt is a free, open-source, cross-platform encryption utility that can do all that and it has a lot of other useful features. www.truecrypt.org If you have to upload the unencrypted file, that pretty much defeats the purpose of encrypting it. For real security you need to encrypt it locally so it never leaves your machine in an unencrypted state.
Truecrypt is a free, open-source, cross-platform encryption utility that can do all that and it has a lot of other useful features. http://www.truecrypt.org

]]> By: Aaron Wakling http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-3030 Aaron Wakling Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:15:04 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/fileencryptor/#comment-3030 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you. Aaron Wakling I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Aaron Wakling

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