Encryption for Vista

[TouchuvGrey]

Looking for a good ( preferably free )
encryption program to use on a Vista
machine. Any suggestions ?

[InfinityAz]

You may want to look at this thread.

AxCrypt is very good and an update is on the way. The only thing I've noticed with it, and Vista, is that it may not install properly if not installed from the same drive that contains Vista (usually C).

[Justin Troutman]

Originally Posted by TouchuvGrey

Looking for a good ( preferably free ) encryption program to use on a Vista machine. Any suggestions ?

It all depends on your requirements (i.e., threat model, environmental constraints, what you're wanting to encrypt, et cetera). Assuming you are using Windows Vista Enterprise or Windows Vista Ultimate, will BitLocker work for you?

Quoting myself from this post of mine:

Originally Posted by Justin Troutman

I wrote an article for Microsoft TechNet Magazine, regarding BitLocker, and why I think it deserves an honest chance; I've spoken with Niels on the design philosophies behind it, and it's pretty state of the art stuff. They, the design team, made reasonable design decisions, with solid rationale. In an arena where bad cryptography runs rampant, they deserved to be praised for good design. So, that's what I did.

The original, unedited draft, entitled, "On Shifting 'Windows' and 'Security' from Less Antonymous to More Synonymous," can be found here, in HTML and PDF formats. The adaptation, for the Security Watch column of Microsoft TechNet Magazine's October 2007 issue, entitled, "BitLocker and the Complexities of Trust," can be found here. It features some great commentary by Phil Zimmermann.

If not that, there are PGP Corporation's offerings, such as PGP Whole Disk Encryption and PGP Desktop Home, both of which are compatible with all 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista.

[TOMxEU]

TrueCrypt for folders, AxCrypt for files. I use AxCrypt and it works great, since its new version, it does not crash anymore.

[gb63]

Naturally, I will recommend TrueCrypt since it offers good encryption on Vista with only limited problems reported by users. However, version 5.0 is coming soon, and you should check the website frequently for that next version.

[kansei]

I installed Truecrypt on 2 Vista laptops yesterday, no issues so far.

[sukarof]

I have FreeOTFE on Vista. Simple and no problems.