A free on the fly hard drives encryption software.
CryptoExpert Lite is a free encryption software that uses an on-the-fly encryption system to encrypt and decrypt your data.
Data is stored in the encrypted form, but when it is requested by any application, it gets decrypted on-the-fly.
Conversely, unencrypted data to be stored is encrypted instantaneously and then stored.
The CryptoExpert system mounts a volume file to create a “virtual drive” that appears to applications and users like any other physical drive. Any data that the user attempts to write to this drive is intercepted by CryptoExpert, encrypted, and written to the volume file.
Attempts to read from this volume are also intercepted, and the relevant data is read by CryptoExpert from the volume file, decrypted, and presented to the application trying to read the data.
Dismounting the CryptoExpert “virtual drive” ensures that data cannot be read from or written to it. All data is stored encrypted within the “container”.
As far as windows is concerned, there is a ‘new’ disk that has suddenly appeared. When the program exists or the volume is unmounted, the file system stays encrypted and there is absolutely no way anyone can recover/get the data without the pass phrase.
Here are some key features of “CryptoExpert 2009 Lite”:
· Access to your files on virtual volume on the fly
· Mapping any free drive letter like G:, F:, K: for virtual volume
· Requires password authentication before the files become accessible
· Works with all Windows application – even DOS applications
· Really Fast
· Looks like normal hard drive
· One volume may be mounted at the same time
· Encrypted volumes can be backed up to tape, CD, etc
· Command line interface supports silent program execution, volume mount/dismount
· No need to encrypt/decrypt files. The encryption is transparent.
· Using optimized 32 bit drivers (works under WinNT/2000/XP only)
· Many encrypted containers can be placed on single hard drive and mounted/dismounted on demand
· Supports Blowfish, Rijndael, DES and Triple DES encryption.
· Ability to unmount volumes after specified time of user inactivity (to prevent unauthorized access to important files)
· Ability to unmount all volumes instantly on pressing specified ‘hot’ key
· Windows XP/2000 Hibernate function support
What’s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· In previous versions container’s icons (gray and gold keys) were not visible in main CryptoExpert main program and in 32 bit applications on Vista 64 bit. Now icons are visible.
· Also shell context menu items (mount image, unmount image) were not visible in 32 bit applications on Vista 64 bit (for example in Total Commander program). Now shell context menu items also works.
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