Re: Encrypted folders

From: dee_ss2001 (dee_ss2001_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 10:57:03 +0200

"ap§" <alan@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> dee_ss2001 wrote:
>
> > Hello all
> >
> > I'm wanting to try and set up encrypted folders on my XP Home machine (I
> > understand that XP Pro can encrypt any folder, but I don't have that).
> >
> > "Encrypted Magic Folders" is the kind of thing I want, but I don't like
the
> > fact that they use their own private algorithm for the encryption (at
least
> > I think they do, correct me if I'm wrong).
> >
> > Virtual Encrypted disks would be an option, but I'd rather not have to
set a
> > file size of the disk and have to stick to it. I like the thought of
just
> > encrypting whichever folders I say because the size of the encrypted
area is
> > dynamic.
> >
> > Any thoughts, advice or suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> There's two types of encrypted folders: transparent and non-transparent.
> If you don't mind a non-transparent encryption then PGP or WinZip would
> be useful
>
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Can PGP encrypt selected folders? What do you mean by 'non-transparent'?

Damn, Encrypted Magic Folders seems like just what I want, but I don't trust
the encryption. Is there no open source program that does the same kind of
thing?

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