Cryptola

In case you want to keep your files away from the World Wide Web, or even individuals that might try to snoop through your documents while you’re away, a simple solution is to store them on a thumb drive, and keep it by your side at all times. However, you can add an extra layer of security to this method using Cryptola, by also encrypting these files.

One thing you need to know about the application is that it skips you the time, and effort needed to go through a setup process, thus allowing you to carry it around on a USB flash drive, along with all target files. As a consequence, using it has no impact whatsoever on system registries, thus keeping the target PC’s health status intact.

All the application has to offer can be found in a plain, compact interface. This makes it easy to understand by individuals of all levels of experience. Moreover, this quick accommodation is enhanced by the clear separation of all steps you need to take, with simple, yet intuitive descriptions.

There’s not particular type of file you need to load, so you’re free to protect anything which requires it. However, you can only process one file at a time, and loading one can either be done by using the browse dialog, or simply dropping the item over the application’s main window. The type of process automatically changes to “decrypt” in case you load an already protected file.

The last requirement before you can initiate the operation is the custom password, which you need to write two times. This only applies to encryption, because decrypting doesn’t require confirmation. Unfortunately, the application itself can’t be password protected, so you need to be sure the security key is strong enough, and only you know it.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Cryptola is a lightweight, straightforward security solution you can use to put a lock on important files of any type. The simple interface lets anyone accommodate in a jiffy, while portability enhances security, allowing you to keep both secured files, and the program away from the web, and other forms of danger.