Encryption Tool

Nowadays, especially with work from home becoming the norm, the importance of encryption cannot be stressed enough. Encryption ensures that all information you send cannot be read by third parties, despite the fact that maybe they manage to grab your data. This very basic security step is not something very complicated and can easily be done by anyone using simple and straightforward tools, such as Encryption Tool.

While the application is portable, keep in mind that you also need to have the DLL file, as otherwise the executable doesn’t run. The program comes with a minimalistic interface where you can get started by adding the file or folder that you want to encrypt. Once you add and confirm the password, the app creates a new file with no-known extension that you can safely send online or store on your local drive.

As you probably hinted, the decryption entails that the receiver also has the application. Proving this step is met, the receiver can launch the file via the app and type in the password provided by you.

Among the features of the program, you can count AES encryption algorithm, random password salting, PBKDF2 key derivation, hash based verification for each file, secure deletion of the original file and secure memory release, the latter two having the role of reducing the possibility of recovery from memory dumps or disk.

It is worth mentioning that the application works with one file at a time. It would have been nice if it included a batch mode, as it would be helpful for users working from home or any business that needs to send dozens of documents daily.

In the eventuality that you want to make sure that the data you send reaches the right sender and avoid numerous security issues, both personal and corporate, then perhaps you can consider giving Encryption Tool a try.