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File Vault
- Places a number of user selected files in a single
self extracting / self decrypting executable file called a
File Vault. A File Vault can be sent easily to anyone over the
internet and only accessed with your password. The recipient of
a File Vault does not have to have any special software installed
to decrypt or access a file vault. Each File Vault is totally
self contained. This makes for easy attaching, receiving and
general use. FILE VAULT USES THE BLOWFISH ALGORITHM.
File Vault allows you to open the vault, access the files, then close the vault which performs a secure wipe of the files from the disk surface. In an encrypted file vault, filename information is encrypted too, so if someone examines the vault with a disk editor, no information on contents is available other than the optional description line entered during creation. File Vault also has a simple system to facilitate Secure Email. "Without the proper electronic key for decoding the message, 64-bit encryption would take up to 7,000 years to decipher"; William Crowell, National Security Agency deputy director, testified before Congress last year (Defense News June 1998). Great for "Your Eyes Only" files...
NOTE: We have bundled File Vault with VGP and PVE into Parisien Encryption Tools (PET) since it only adds about 100k to the installation. Enjoy all systems using the same high level of encryption and security.
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