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\"axxcrypt-ico\"<\/a> [Windows Only<\/em>] \u00c0xCrypt is a free and open source (FOSS<\/a>) application that lets you quickly encrypt multiple files with a password. There are many free encryption utilities<\/a> out there and some of them may be as good or better. However, AxCrypt is sure to be handy even if you don’t use encryption very often, since it comes with a portable version named AxCrypt2Go. You can always use the portable version on any PC without the need to install it.<\/p>\n

For those who need to encrypt files often, AxCrypt integrates it’s actions into the Windows right click menus. It also allows you to create self-decrypting executable files (encrypt copy to EXE<\/em>). The self-decrypting files allow anyone to open them up, as long as they have the correct password. It’s safe to send AxCrypt files using email, since AES-128 encryption is used, and it’s not likely that anyone will be able to crack your files open.<\/p>\n

Here are some snapshots and descriptions of AxCrypt:<\/p>\n

1. When you start installing AxCrypt, you will first have to agree to the GPL license.<\/p>\n

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2. You can disable any features you don’t want, using the custom setup screen.<\/p>\n

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3. One drawback at this point is that I didn’t see any way to tell the app where I wanted it to install at on my hard drive.<\/p>\n

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4. Once it’s installed, the first thing it shows is a prompt asking for an email address. Don’t worry, you don’t have to if you don’t want to. So far, AxCrypt has over 1,805,250 registered users.<\/p>\n

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5. Now it nags you if you didn’t supply an email address. Did they learn this trick from Microsoft? I wonder how many software engineers think that this really adds any value to the application.<\/p>\n

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6. Nothing seems to happen after that, but now whenever you right click on a file or folder, you’ll see that you have more options under the "AxCrypt" menu item. Everything needed to use AxCrypt is in there. As you can see, it has some very nice features and functions.<\/p>\n

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7. If you select "Encrypt", you’ll be prompted for a password.<\/p>\n

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8. If you select either of the two check-boxes, AxCrypt will remember your password when it’s encrypting or decrypting files.<\/p>\n

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9. Here you can see me getting ready to encrypt two music files.<\/p>\n

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10. Once they are encrypted, the files will have an "AXX" file extension.<\/p>\n

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11. If you right click on them again and choose "Rename" in the AxCrypt menu, it will rename them so that nobody can figure out what was in those files. When you decrypt those files using AxCrypt, it remembers what the file names were and puts them back the way they were before.<\/p>\n

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12. To get the portable version of AxCrypt, I opened up the Program folder and copied the AxCrypt2Go.exe file onto my flash drive. In order to test it, I un-installed AxCrypt from my PC and tried to use AxCrypt2Go to decrypt some files. It worked fine, and now I don’t need to keep AxCrypt installed on my computer. I will simply keep AxCrypt2Go stored away until I need it. It’s only 486k in size.<\/p>\n

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AxCrypt will work on most PCs running Windows 2000\/XP\/Vista or later. AxCrypt has built in translations for English, Danish, Swedish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Spanish, French, Italian and Norwegian.<\/p>\n

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Techie Buzz Verdict: <\/strong><\/p>\n

I discovered that AxCrypt is very easy to use when it’s installed on your PC. However, the portable version definitely needs work. You can only navigate from the left folder view. If you click on any file or folder in the main (right hand) view, it opens the file or folder in it’s associated program. To encrypt or decrypt, you have to right click on the files. Once you’ve figured that out, I think you’ll find that it’s worth keeping.<\/p>\n

Techie Buzz Rating: 3\/5 (Good)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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TAGS:<\/strong> Freeware<\/a>, Open Source<\/a>, Open Source Software<\/a>, Privacy<\/a>, Security<\/a>, Windows<\/a><\/span>
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\nEncrypt Your Files Quickly with AxCrypt<\/a> originally appeared on Techie Buzz<\/a> written by Clif Sipe on Saturday 24th April 2010 01:45:00 PM. Please read the Terms of Use<\/a> for fair usage guidance. <\/div>\n

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