Re: File by file encryption instead of filesystem encryption

2009-05-23 Thread wynfield
Re: Kelly Jones wrote: > Are there any cygwin/Windows programs that will encrypt a file, but > leave it usable, similar to what TrueCrypt does for filesystems? > . It might be safest to use GnuPG, the Gnu Privacy Guard. For you case using one of its Symmetric ciphers to encypt the file sh

Re: File by file encryption instead of filesystem encryption

2009-05-23 Thread KHMan
Kelly Jones wrote: Are there any cygwin/Windows programs that will encrypt a file, but leave it usable, similar to what TrueCrypt does for filesystems? [snip] However, encryptfs is still encrypted, and you can copy it to make encrypted backups. This is great in theory, but has some problems in pr

Re: File by file encryption instead of filesystem encryption

2009-05-23 Thread Barry Kelly
Kelly Jones wrote: > Are there any cygwin/Windows programs that will encrypt a file, but > leave it usable, similar to what TrueCrypt does for filesystems? What's wrong with Windows EFS (encrypting file system)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypting_File_System Command-line, cipher /e on a fr

File by file encryption instead of filesystem encryption

2009-05-23 Thread Kelly Jones
Are there any cygwin/Windows programs that will encrypt a file, but leave it usable, similar to what TrueCrypt does for filesystems? TrueCrypt takes a large file (call it "encryptfs") and mounts it on a drive (call it "M:"). After you enter your passphrase, Windows sees M: as a normal drive. Howe