Navigation:  Features in the Professional version > Encrypting file

 

In addition to keep sensitive information, TK8 Safe has built in module for quick file encryption. If the file is encrypted, the information in it is not readable before someone decrypts the file. For decryption, the password is required that was used when the file was encrypted. Without knowing the password, the file remains unreadable forever.

 

On file encryptions and decryptions the secure AES (Rijandael) 128-bit algorithm is used.

 

To encrypt a file, open Tools menu and select "Encrypt file" from the File operations submenu.

 

On the file encryption window please select the file you would like to encrypt. To do this, click on the yellow folder button at right on the edit box. Once selected, you have to select also the destination file name.

 

Before you can start encrypting the file, you have to enter the password and retype it to the "Confirm password" edit box (to prevent typing mistakes).

 

When the password is entered, you can start encryption by clicking on the "Encrypt" button or close the window.

 

Please note that you can decrypt the file only with TK8 Safe, knowing the password that was used for this encryption.