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- Utimaco SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto Version 1.10
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- README.TXT 19.12.2000
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- Contents:
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- 1. Program description
- 2. Copyright
- 3. Installation
- 4. Hints
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- 1. Program description
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- Utimaco SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto offers a user-friendly way to encrypt data.
- Integrated in the Windows Explorer it allows to encrypt files by right clicking
- on them in the Windows Explorer and entering a password. Additionally, it is possible
- to compress the files.
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- To decrypt a file the user has to enter the password after double clicking on
- it. If a user, who should be able to decrypt the file, does not have
- Utimaco SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto installed, a self-extracting executable can
- be created. To decrypted such a file, it is not necessary to have the Utimaco
- SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto software installed. Only the password has to be known.
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- Example:
- After agreeing on a password a user encrypts a file using Utimaco
- SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto directly in the windows Explorer. Then the file can be
- attached to an e-mail. The receiver can decrypt the file by just entering the
- password.
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- Utimaco SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto is available for Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT and
- Windows 2000. Utimaco SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto is available as freeware and can be
- downloaded form the Utimaco Safeware homepage (www.utimaco.com) for personal use.
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- Encryption algorithm:
- Utimaco SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto uses the "Rijndael" algorithm which is defined as the
- new Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The Utimaco implementation uses the
- "Rijndael" algorithm with a key length of 128 bit to encrypt data. The
- "Rijndael" algorithm is the successor of the DES algorithm and will replace it
- in the future.
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- 2. Copyright
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- SafeGuard« is a registered mark of Utimaco Safeware AG. Microsoft«,
- Windows«, Windows« NT and Windows« 2000 are registered marks of Microsoft
- Corporation. All other marks are the property of their respective holders.
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- 3. Installation
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- For installing Utimaco SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto please start SETUP.EXE.
- Please follow the instructions on the screen.
- Hint:
- The selected language is only valid for the installation. The language of the
- program depends on the regional settings of your operating system.
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- 4. Hints
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- 4.1 More information on how to use Utimaco SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto can be found
- in the online help.
- 4.2 This version of Utimaco SafeGuard« PrivateCrypto supports only encryption of
- files up to 20 MB.
- 4.3 Multiple encryption of files is not prevented by this program.
- 4.4 The decryption of self-extracting executables is only possible by starting
- the program.
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- Utimaco Safeware AG, Oberursel, 19.12.2000