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Read Me Document For << Cipher 1.0 >> Feb 1995
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To use this program you will only need an A500 or greater with W1.3 or
greater, as far as memory goes you will only need as much memory as the file
you are going to encrypt + about 60K.
What It Does
~~~~~~~~~~~~
It allows the user to encrypt any file with password protection, to decipher
the file the user must have the password for that file, each file can have
its own 8-letter password.
The Window
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+------------------------------------------------+
| [ Mode ](1) [ Go !! ](4) +--------------+
| | |
| [Password](2) [ Exit2DOS ](5) | (7) |
| | |
| [ File ](3) Status : (9) +--------------+
| +---------+|
| [ (6) ] |About (8)||
| +---------+|
+------------------------------------------------+
(1) Changes the operation mode from Encrypt To Decipher and vice versa.
(2) Enter a password, any file will use this password until the password
is changed. Any ASCII character can be used here.
N.B. The password MUST be 8 characters long, if it isn't then capital
X's will be added to fill the spaces.
(3) Clicking on this button will bring up a file requester, choose the
file to encrypt/decipher.
(4) If Mode = Encrypt ; The program will load the file, encrypt it and
then save it back to disk.
If Mode = Decipher; The program will load the file and ask you to
type in the password, if it is correct the
program will continue and decipher the file back
to disk.
(5) Exits the program.
(6) The current file to operate on is displayed here.
(7) The current free memory and current file size is displayed here.
(8) Click here to read about the Author.
(9) Displays the current status while operating on files.
Error Messages
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Message Cause
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cannot Encrypt, No Password | The program will only encrypt if a
| password is given
Cannot Locate File | The program cannot access the file
| (check the file exists)
Cannot Decipher File | The file hasn't been encrypted with
| this program!!
File Is Already Encrypted | You cannot encrypt a file which has
| already been encrypted!!
The save file will be 13 bytes longer when encrypted. This is the password
and a 4 byte identifier.
Send any bug reports and ideas to :
Paul Alan Freshney
8 Richmond Close
Balderton
Notts.
NG24 3EX.
Tel : 01636 702635
This Version 1.0 on 6th February 1995