There are numerous commands for encrypting files on Linux. When you want to limit access to file contents, you can use file permissions but file encryption makes limiting access much more effective.

Unless you encrypt your files, outsiders can easily gain access to them–even without knowing your Windows password–by booting into their own operating system from a special disc or from a bootable USB ...

April 26, 2012 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google I've read a number of articles recently about encryption and keeping my personal data safe. I can see the need ...

In the example given below, I chose to use the AES encryption algorithm, which was compiled as a kernel module during kernel configuration. When the device is created, you must specify a password, ...

I built a new Windows PC to replace an aging one, both are running Windows 11. A number of files on my old archive disk did not get decrypted during the move from the old to the new machine. The name ...

Firefox Send, Mozilla’s free, encrypted file-transfer service, is officially launching to the public today following its debut as a “Test Pilot” experiment back in August 2017. The service allows web ...

Every file is encrypted with a unique key, Silent Circle says Silent Circle, a startup company that provides encrypted mobile communication services, released a new version of its Silent Text app for ...

Learn to use the cipher utility with confidence. This Daily Drill Down walks you through using every cipher switch and shows you exactly what happens in the real world when you use these switches.

That question can be interpreted two ways. Do you want to hack into someone else’s private files? Or do you want to avoid a form of encryption that won’t give you much protection? Since I believe that ...