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    Default Strongest / Best Encryption Software

    I have been thinking of this over the last few months and I would be interested to know what the best available encryption software is.

    I have been using Network Associates PGP Disk 6 for about 4 years to keep the system admins at work from seeing what I have on my machine.

    It is a pretty old piece of software now and I was wondering is it still up to stratch, will it withstand a sustained assault from someone with knowhow and resources.

    Any advice / personal experience will be greatly appreciated

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    Default Re: Strongest / Best Encryption Software

    Quote Originally Posted by rdaley
    I have been thinking of this over the last few months and I would be interested to know what the best available encryption software is.

    I have been using Network Associates PGP Disk 6 for about 4 years to keep the system admins at work from seeing what I have on my machine.

    It is a pretty old piece of software now and I was wondering is it still up to stratch, will it withstand a sustained assault from someone with knowhow and resources.

    Any advice / personal experience will be greatly appreciated

    Cheers
    i think drive crypt currently offers the strongest encryption available and if you need to encrypt your boot drive then you would need drive crypt plus pack (which is a badly named seperate stand alone program) their high level encryption has no backdoors and in theory is pretty much uncrackable with current technology, this may be a little too strong just to keep sys admins out though as its designed to keep govenment agencies out.

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    Default Re: Strongest / Best Encryption Software

    If you are referring to files on your standalone pc, then have you considered simply having a boot password through bios and a system login password?
    If you are referring to networked files, then take a look here: http://www.abisoft.net/ This may help you out.

    Cheers!
    John.

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    ooops i forgot the url ...

    http://www.securstar.com/

    cost is about $60 for dryvecrypt or $150 for dcpp, a small price to pay for such extreme security.

    DriveCrypt Key Features :

    1. Strong Cryptography
    1344 Bit Military Strength disk encryption using the best and most proven cryptographic algorithms such as AES, Blowfish, Tea 16, Tea 32, Des, Triple Des, Misty 1 and Square.

    2. Easy to Install, Deploy & Use
    DRIVECRYPT requires minimal administration and user training.
    It is completely transparent, requiring no change in the way users work with the computer.

    3. Maximize Your Security, Minimize Your Risk
    DRIVECRYPT protects your data with very fast and a true "on the fly" encryption process. Other products that claim to be "on the fly" decrypt an entire file and load it into memory, creating significant security risks. DriveCrypt is smarter and more secure because it decrypts only the specific portion of a file that is in use. Unprotected data never resides on a DriveCrypt encrypted hard drive.

    4. Disk Partition and file volume encryption
    (Partition encryption with DriveCrypt standard edition only)
    DRIVECRYPT allows both, the encryption of an entire Hard Disk partition, as well as the creation of a virtual container file that will store all the encrypted information.

    5. Invisible Containers
    (DriveCrypt standard edition only)
    The DriveCrypt Standard edition has the ability to create an INVISIBLE disk INSIDE a container or partition. This way you define two passwords for a container. The invisible disks password gives you access to your working disk, which is hidden in the unused area of your "outer" disk, while another password gives you access to the pre-setup DriveCrypt volume in which you only store data that you would want others to believe is the only data in the container or partition. This is very useful in cases where an aggressor may force you to reveal the DriveCrypt disk's password: By revealing the password of the first or "outer" disk, the aggressor will ONLY see the "prepared data": IE data you put in there, before creating the hidden disk, while he will not be able to see or get evidence that there is another invisible container that securely stores confidential data on the disk.

    6. Hide data into music files ( Steganography » read more)
    Using special so called "Steganographic" functionalities, DRIVECRYPT allows you to hide all your sensitive information into music files. Just authorized users will be able to access secret information, anyone else will only find harmless music on the computer…

    7. Improved Password Security
    DRIVECRYPT allows administrators to configure several password settings:
    - Master Password Settings
    - Restricted second user Passwords
    - Second user Password Expiration
    - Console Lock-Out Password

    8. Password Sniffing Protection
    DRIVECRYPT integrates special functionalities that prevent passwords from being sniffed by Hackers or Trojan horses such as Back Orifice, SubSeven etc...

    9. No-Evidence Encryption
    DRIVECRYPT container files do not have any file header that indicates it is a DriveCrypt encrypted file. Therefore, without knowing the right passphrase, it is impossible to prove that a large container file on the computer is a DriveCrypt virtual disk container.

    10. Administrator Password Control (keyfiles)
    DRIVECRYPT allows system Administrators to assign different passwords to different users.

    11. Anti Dictionary or Brute Force Attack mechanism
    DRIVECRYPT makes Dictionary or Brute Force attacks against encrypted volumes much harder than any of the actual competitor products by dramatically slowing down these processes.

    12. Easy and fast hotkey control
    DRIVECRYPT allows the most used commands like mount or dismount encrypted volumes… to be rapidly accessed trough Hotkeys and/or the toolbar.

    13. Second User Access
    DRIVECRYPT allows the creation of a master password, as well as different lower rights second user passwords (keyfiles).

    14. Forgotten user password recovery
    DRIVECRYPT allows administrators using the master password, to access an encrypted disk even if the user has forgotten his user password. This ensures that a company can restore a user password if forgotten. DriveCrypt prevents loss of valuable data from user's workstations and notebooks by allowing three methods of encrypted data access: the Master Password, the user password (keyfile) and/or hardware device access such as optional fingerprint-/Smartcard Readers or USB Token devices.

    15. Eliminate the Danger Of Unattended Computers
    DRIVECRYPT provides an automatic and/or manual lock-out feature that locks out the user's console and displays a password-protected screen saver. This lock-out functionality can be activated manually or automatically after a specified period of computer inactivity. The computer remains secure even when left unattended. To restore the screen and unlock the keyboard, the password for the current user or Master Password must be entered.

    16. Secure Disk Deletion (Disk Wiping)
    DRIVECRYPT allows you to wipe the free space on a disk.
    This ensures that deleted files will never be recovered by special disk tools.

    17. Encrypted Volume Resizing (DriveCrypt Standard edition)
    An Encrypted Volume may, with time, become too small or too big, for the amount of data it has to contain. Therefore, DriveCrypt offers you a Volume-Resize functionality. This will allow you to easily adapt a volume to your needs at any time, and optimise the Hard Disk space.

    18. External Hardware Support
    DRIVECRYPT supports optional external hardware devices such as: Fingerprint and Smartcard reader, as well as USB token.

    19. Works on any Storage Medium
    DRIVECRYPT works on any kind of Hard Disk, and removable medium such as Floppy-, Zip-, Jazz-, Sygate-, CD-Rom, DVD- Drives etc…
    and manages up to 16 TERABITE of encrypted data (Standard edition)
    or 4 GB (Home Edition)

    20. Installation is Easy and Safe
    The installation is easy and fast. During installation, the administrator simply selects the drives to be encrypted, the encryption method he would like to use and the master password. DRIVECRYPT will then make the rest and crypt the selected disks.

    21. Encrypted Data is Easily Recovered
    If a user leaves the organization, the encrypted data on the PC is easily recovered and restored to a decrypted state by the administrator using the Master Password or the Local Administrator Password.

    22. No Backdoors present
    DriveCrypt does NOT include any backdoor. Encrypted data are only accessible by the legitimate users. Neither the vendor nor any other entities are able to break the DriveCrypt encryption. See the FAQ for more details.
    and for dcpp

    Features and Benefits
    Some of the main features & benefits:
    · Boot protection
    · Pre-Boot authentication: Login before starting the operating system
    · Multiple OS boot support (Microsoft)
    · Full or partial hard disk encryption
    · Sector level protection
    · Complete "power off" protection i.e. unauthorised users are prohibited from starting up the PC
    · AES 256 bit encryption
    · No size limitation for encrypted disks
    · Manages an unlimited amount of encrypted disks simultaneously.
    · Allows steganography to hide data into pictures
    · Trojan and keyboard sniffer protection preventing passwords from being sniffed / captured (red screen modus).
    · Anti dictionary and brute-force attack mechanisms (due to the nature of DCPP, it is the most difficult system to attack compared to anything else available.)
    · Encrypts almost any kind of media (hard disks, floppy disks, ZIP, JAZ, etc...)
    · Administrator /user specific rights
    · USB-Token authentication at pre-boot level (Aladdin R2 and Rainbow USB-Token)
    · Facility to validate the integrity of the encryption method.
    · Recovery disk for "disaster recovery"
    · Easy to install, deploy and use.
    · Completely transparent to the user
    · Minimal administration and user training.
    hope that helps

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    Default Re: Strongest / Best Encryption Software

    This isnt nearly as good as what abc recommends but it might be of some use to you and it is free.



    http://s105883597.websitehome.co.uk/...d.php?t=185334

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    I don't think you really have any reason to change from what your using currently.

    AFAIK there is no simple solution to crack PGP encryption other than brute force and computers have not made the gigantic leap in processing power needed for that .......................yet.

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    Default Re: Strongest / Best Encryption Software

    Thanks for the advice guys, DriveCrypt looks like the boy that I'm after and have downloaded it.

    PGPDisk had started misbehaving now that I'm on XP and as far as I know they aren't really supporting or developing it any longer.

    Cheers
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    Default Re: Strongest / Best Encryption Software

    I still use pgp desktop 8.1 with pgp disk its simple and quick for use of keeping your boss at bay thats fine. Works fine with xp

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