Encryption

With cybercrime on the rise and hacking stories filling the news, file encryption software has never been more important. Luckily, FileHippo is home to the best encryption software, packed with great features to keep your data secure. Choose from many great titles including Folder Lock, TrueCrypt, and Anvi Folder Locker. These data encryption solutions protect files, folders and drives, encrypt your important files on-the-fly, backup files in real-time, protect portable drives, plus they can shred files and drives, clean history, and more! Explore our range of free file encryption software today and protect your data the smart way.

Hideman
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Xiao Steganography
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SafeHouse Explorer
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Super File Shredder
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GoAnywhere OpenPGP Studio
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The Vault
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File Encrypt Decrypt
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Boxcryptor
Free
Cloud storage is all the rage these days. From Box to Yandex and everything in between, it seems as though everyone has jumped on board with storing their data in a cloud environment. Everyone except the ultra security conscious, that is. If you categorize yourself in that bracket, then you should definitely check out Boxcryptor. More and more people are getting to grips with extra levels of security in ‘secure’ applications and services. Boxcryptor is a next-gen 'on disk' encryption tool that aims to do just that. The service works by taking files that are stored in cloud locations and it encrypts them using AES-256 and RSA encryption algorithms to secure the data. To set up Boxcryptor, simply install the app, choose which cloud platforms to encrypt and select filename encryption (not available in the free version). As soon as any new files are stored on the Boxcryptor drive, they are automatically encrypted. To encrypt any existing files, just right click on the files in Explorer or Finder and enable encryption. To unlock the Boxcryptor folder and view your files, all you have to do is simply run the BoxCryptor app, navigate to the encrypted folder and enter your password. Boxcryptor supports almost all cloud storage providers: Google Drive, One Drive, One Drive Business, Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3, CloudMe, iCloud, SugarSync, and Yandex to name a few.
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Kaspersky Password Manager
Free
Kaspersky Password Manager is able to securely store your passwords, addresses & banking details, and can then synchronize them across your various devices, whether that be PC, Mac, Android phone & tablet, or iPhone & iPad. The app is really easy to setup and use; just install it, and run through a quick process to choose a master password. Next, you need to access the websites that have your login details, which you want the utility to remember. Now you need to populate the database with the required login details. This is then stored and encrypted and on your return visit, the website user name and password will be completed automatically by Kaspersky Password Manager. Kaspersky Password Manager will also automatically populate any needed web forms with your details. In addition Kaspersky Password Manager has a password generator* tool that automatically creates strong passwords for you. Overall, the app is a great tool that saves all your login user names and passwords into one database**, so you don’t have to remember them all. Kaspersky’s Password Manager is easy to use, lightweight, has virtually no system impact and is very secure. *Passwords are generated on your PC – and can then be used on any of the supported devices. **Kaspersky Password Manager gives you a choice of free or premium versions of the app. The free version will allow you to store fifteen account passwords, addresses or bank card details. However, if you want to manage more items, you can upgrade to the premium version that will allow you to store and manage an unlimited number of passwords, addresses and bank card details.
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KeePass
Free
KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key file. So you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish). KeePass is really free, and more than that: it is open source (OSI certified). You can have a look at its full source and check whether the encryption algorithms are implemented correctly.
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WiFi Password Dump
Free
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TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter
Free
TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter is a free utility that can view cached repository credentials that TortoiseSVN has saved on your PC. This handy little tool is helpful if you have check-marked the 'Save authentication' box at some point in the past, but have now forgotten the password you had entered. TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter stores your cached credentials inside files in the %APPDATA%\Subversion\auth\svn.simple directory. These passwords are encrypted using the Windows Data Protection API, with a key tied to your user account. TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter is able to read the files and uses the API to decrypt your passwords. TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter can be run from a script; you can specify the -s switch to avoid the "Press any key" prompt on completion.
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Lock USB
Free
Lock USB is another one of those classic pieces of software that doesn’t really any explanation. The clue to what Lock USB is, is in the title. Lock USB can password-protect your USB so that no one else can access the information held on the USB device except the person with the password. One of the biggest downsides to storing files and data on USB devices is security. One of the best ways to move lots of data around, especially when there are bandwidth restrictions or limits is by using USB drives. But there are always issues with security around them. After all, USB is by its nature supposed to be ‘plug-and-play,’ so anyone can use it. Using something like Lock USB can give you an extra layer of security. USB Lock is easy to use. The download is also ridiculously small, as are the final installed files. As well protecting your everyday USB memory sticks, it can also password-protect all USB external hard-drives, which is nice. It can also do it in seconds. Which again, is nice, and a positive boon for anyone who want to add that extra layer of security to their data. One of the best features of USB Lock is that unlike some other USB password software, the program also keeps USB drives locked on all operating systems like Windows, Mac, and even all the different flavors of Linux. It also works across a large variety of file systems such as FAT32, NTFS, and exFAT. Lock USB is also fast, and doesn’t require admin privileges to run (if you don’t know what that means, don’t worry about it, it doesn’t matter. If you do, then that’s probably a good thing.) The user interface should also appeal to all users, whatever their tech level. It’s intuitive, and all the options can be found with familiar drop-down style menu buttons. Lock USB also has some nice features such as being able to hide files and folders on the USB device if you want to, or limit access to executable files. USB Lock gives you peace of mind over whatever data you have secured on your USB devices. Its creators state that the password protection is fool-proof and keeps your data in secure encrypted lockers. The data itself is not encrypted, but the ‘shell’ around it is, making the data next to impossible to access. Using USB Lock should give you peace of mind over your data, even if the device is lost or stolen. We tried it, and we liked it.
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AnyMP4 iPhone Unlocker
Free
Free Windows iPhone unlocker
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Free Folder Password Lock
Free
Free Folder Password Lock - File encryption
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Free Password Protect USB Flash Drive
Free
Free Password Protect USB Flash Drive
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Rohos Mini Drive
Free
Encrypt your USB stick and protect your data
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Encrypto
Free
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USB Security
Free
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Password Storer
Free
Password Storer is a password manager designed for those people who both struggle to remember all their different passwords and who at the same time have too many to feasibly remember. Recent research in the UK suggests that on average, most people have somewhere around 12 to 30 different passwords to remember on a regular basis. Password Storer then, will take care of that for you. Password Storer will not come as a surprise to anyone who has used a password manager before, they all do the same thing after all; and that’s stick all your passwords in one place so that you only have to remember the one ‘Master’ password. The big difference with Password Storer however, is that it doesn’t store any of your passwords on an online server. Instead all your password credentials and logins are stored entirely in your own system, off line. This is also good for people with poor or limited internet speeds. All your passwords are heavily encrypted, as you would hopefully expect and demand from a password manager, and its creators also claim that their encryption make it impossible for anyone to hack your credentials. Having all your passwords stored locally also gives users the ultimate hacker proof option in that when you turn your machine off or disconnect from the internet, not even the KGB, FBI, CIA, or anyone else can hack you. Which is nice. The programmers of Password Storer also state that they have an ongoing competition for skilled hackers to try and break the encryption protocols, and that so far, there has been no winner, which should give users some extra assurance. Installing and using Password Storer is straightforward, and the interface is also easy to use. Key Features: Manages all your passwords. Doesn’t store credentials in the 24/7 365 day always online internet. Strong encryption protocols. Open competition for hackers to hack Password Storer only helps to improve security. Works offline. Passwords stored locally. Easy to use. Overall, Password Storer is a secure piece of software for managing passwords that looks good, has strong encryption, and works offline.
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Encryption

Hideman

Xiao Steganography

SafeHouse Explorer

Super File Shredder

GoAnywhere OpenPGP Studio

The Vault

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Boxcryptor

Kaspersky Password Manager

KeePass

WiFi Password Dump

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May 24 tech news roundup: Fortnite is back on iOS, Windows 11 gets a retro text editor, Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source

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