Best Encryption Software

[erayfree]

PGP 9.0 is the king pimp-daddy of them all. They publish the source code so you can trust that it doesn't have any back doors for the NSA/CIA/FBI/your mom.

You can create SDA (self decrypting archives) that basically just zip up a bunch of files into an .exe file. Send that file to someone and when they click on the .exe, it asks for a password and then uncompresses. The only catch is that the person you're sending the file to has to know the password ahead of time and most email services won't let you send .exe files.

If you have the other person's "public" key, then you can zip your files then encrypt it and send it to them without having to share a password first.

Also has a file shredder. Also lets you wipe the free space on a hard drive. Also encrypts AIM instant messages. Also automatically encrypts emails sent to people you know (if you want to set it up that way).

I've heard of a free program called "ccrypt" but haven't used it for anything yet. I think it's mostly for Unix computers though.

[jftuga]

I found a very nice software

http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/

does all the things, true 128 bit encryption however you need to read how to achieve it, and has a built in shreder

Wow. This looks like a really good, complete program. I don't really have any need for encryption, however.

On the bottom of the "Security" web page, he says this:

There may well be bugs in my implementation though - that is why it's open source, so you and our peers may review it and keep it safe. This should not be taken as a low level of confidence in my code - anyone who tells you their code is flawless is either inexperienced or lying.

-John