First you have to download the app and install it on your computer. Step 2. Now our aim is to create a TrueCrypt volume. To create this volume you need to create a file container first. TrueCrypt volume will reside under this file.
To create a file select first option i. Create an encrypted file container and click Next. Step 4. Now click on Select File button to choose the location of the file container.
This file is just like any other file and it needs some space. You can create this file anywhere in your computer. Step 5. Step 6. Now select Encryption algorithm from the drop down menu.
The default option is AES which is used by governments across the world to secure sensitive information. So lets stick with that. If you want to decrypt an. You will, of course, be prompted to enter a password and if you get it right the file will be decrypted. If the files were encrypted with the same password you will only have to enter the password once and all the files will be decrypted one at a time; if the files were encrypted with different passwords, you will be prompted to enter the password for each file.
Decrypting an. EXE encrypted file, on the hand hand, works a bit differently. For an encrypted. EXE file, you never decrypt the actual encrypted. EXE file. Rather, when you go to decrypt an encrypted. EXE, you create a decrypted copy of the file — the original encrypted. EXE file stays put. To decrypt an.
EXE all you need to do is double click on it, enter the password…. Admittedly, though, the developer of AxCrypt does not really specify what algorithm is being used to securely shred and delete files. Last but not the least, the AxCrypt is also comes in a portable, standalone version you need to download the installer. EXE and during the installation you will be given the option to extract the portable, standalone version. However, this portable, standalone version is in the Alpha stages, so I would not recommend you use it just yet.
TrueCrypt is a bit more involved and complicated than AxCrypt, but in return it also offers a lot more complexity and flexibility than AxCrypt. Like already mentioned, TrueCrypt works with encrypted containers as opposed to encrypted files. So, to get started with TrueCrypt you must first create a TrueCrypt volume. You then need to decide what you want to encrypt:.
As you can see from the above screenshot, you have three basic options. For the purposes of this article, I will only go over the basic features of TrueCrypt however I will provide a link to an extensive tutorial which you can read to learn about all the nooks and corners of TrueCrypt ; the most basic option is the encrypted file container so I will discuss how to create and use that. Congratulations, you now have an encrypted volume location.
Step 7 : Now that you have an encrypted volume, how do you access or store files in that drive. TrueCrypt lists a list of drive letters available on your computer. Step 8 : Your virtual drive is now created. This is now like any other drive, only encryped. Once you do this, all you are left with is secret stuff which you can then burn or zip it or email it or store it in your thumb drive. Your email address will not be published.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Skip to content Ajit Gaddam. But unlike with. With TrueCrypt you have to mount the volume the file container as a drive—and to do that, you must first enter your encryption password. You mount the file container by selecting it and entering your encryption password.
You access your encrypted file container as a drive in Windows. When you install it you can use the default settings; the installation is quick and simple. Keep the first choice— Create an encrypted file container —selected, and click Next.
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