Post by: Paul.Tait on September 15, 2003, 04:55:20 AM
).Can anyone recommend an application to do this? It's the sort of thing I'd have thought would be available as free/shareware (in fact, it's the sort of thing Apple should have included as part of the system software, but that's another story), but I haven't been able to find anything.
Thanks for any help.
Paul
Post by: dakota on September 15, 2003, 05:52:43 AM
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Post by: Paul.Tait on September 15, 2003, 06:09:21 AM
I searched Tucows but couldn't find anything relating to PuzzlePalace - but from what you're saying, it sounds like it may be for OSX only?
Post by: Diana on September 15, 2003, 06:22:01 AM
There is so much to learn about privacy encryption. I did a search at Google for PGP Mac
PGP stands for Pretty Good Privacy.
I use the open source GnuPG (Privacy Guard) but it seems to be OSX only.
Once you have PGP though, you're not limited to signing/encrypting e-mails. You can also encrypt files.
Hope this helps
Post by: dakota on September 15, 2003, 07:56:27 AM
http://www.passwordsafe.com/hypersafe
Post by: dakota on September 15, 2003, 07:58:39 AM
Encrypt that file for safety
by Gene Arnold
Operating systems: Mac OS 9.X/Mac OS X
One of the most overlooked features of Mac OS9 is its ability to protect a file with 56-bit encryption directly from the desktop. That way, only those knowing the password are able to open the file. As an added benefit, encrypting also compresses the file, making it perfect for email.
To encrypt a file, simply select the item in the Finder and choose File &endash; Encrypt. Then enter a password in the Apple File Security dialog box that appears, as shown in Figure A.
Now to complete the encryption all you need to do is click the Encrypt button. When you do, the utility begins encrypting the file. Once the encryption is complete, the file's icon will include a small key in the lower-left corner, as shown in Figure B.
While the encryption may not be the strongest in the workd, Apple estimates that it would take a super computer over 35 hours to possibly decode the document without the password. On the other hand, you can decode a file in a matter of seconds if you have the password.
To do so, simply double-click on the document. A dialog box appears requesting the password. Enter the password you used to encrypt the file and click the Decrypt button. (if you added the password to your key chain the file decrypts automatically.)
Due to the manner in which the Apple file Security encrypts data, you can't encrypt folders, disks, volumes, items in the System Folder or Trash Can, or files that are open or locked. In addition, you can't use the program to encrypt files that have already been encrypted.
Post by: dakota on September 15, 2003, 08:02:24 AM
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/4184
Post by: Paul.Tait on September 15, 2003, 08:39:32 AM
I've downloaded FolderGuard for now - will have a play with it and see if any other suggestions come along meantime.
Thanks again
Paul
Post by: kelly on September 15, 2003, 09:38:33 AM
http://www.securemac.com/index.php
Post by: Mayo on September 17, 2003, 02:14:45 PM
The free version of PGP has caused me problems in the past, so I quit using it. I understand that the paid version is easier to use and maybe the same problems are absent; I have considered giving it a try.