Sophos releases free encryption tool for Windows

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "Security specialist Sophos has released a free encryption tool for Windows systems. Sophos Free Encryption, one of several free tools from Sophos, allows users to easily encrypt and compress their files to send or store their private data using an AES encryption algorithm." }-The H Security (http://www.h-online.com/security/Sophos-releases-free-encryption-tool-for-Windows--/news/114318)

[Chuck57]

I downloaded this a few days ago. It's a pretty simple program. I'm not sure whether it compares to AxCrypt (my favorite) or PGP concerning security, but I like it. I'll stay with AxCrypt for now, but will keep this one, combined with my 15 digit password.

Anyone know if there's a backdoor key - not that it matters? If Homeland Security got into my computer, they'd all die of boredom. They wouldn't even have porn to look at (wife won't allow it).

[xxJackxx]

I thought this looked interesting, especially for free. So I installed it and attempted to create a self extracting encrypted executable from a simple bitmap file. It made an icon for it and then said it was unable to create the file. You don't get a second chance to make a first impression. It was a nice idea for a program that just wouldn't work for me.

[Chuck57]

I encrypted a couple of things without a problem and unencrypted them just as easily. I haven't tried anything but text type documents, but that's all I'd use it for anyway.