Anyone using FTP or SFTP to connect to their Web site or other servers should consider a tweaky but significant security upgrade that swaps passwords for encryption keys.

The file data is then encrypted with a symmetric algorithm called as DESX. Encrypting File System (EFS) The key used for these kinds of symmetric encryption is called as File Encryption Key (or FEK).

I’ve been involved with multiple projects with file encryption lately, and even though I’ve been assisting with data encryption projects for years, I’m still learning something new every day ...

To a greater or lesser degree, you can encrypt all of your data so it requires a key to unlock. The same is true for online file storage, and your personal information stored in other secure ...

GnuPG, or GPG, is a free implementation of the OpenPGP standard. It allows you to encrypt and sign your data and communications. It features a versatile key management system and access modules for ...

What is encryption, and how does it protect you? Understanding it takes some effort, but reveals a lot about modern digital security.

Maintain backups of encrypted and cloud data to prevent permanent loss, following the 3-2-1 rule. Use a NAS for a secure and ...

Does including the key in the file itself reduce the security of the encrypted file?<BR><BR>2. Add a known sequence to the start of the file -- like "Hello World".

Kleopatra is a free encryption and signing tool that uses OpenPGP standards. The tool also doubles up as a certificate manager that can create and store OpenPGP and X.509 keys.