Crypt4Free builds on the award winning Advanced Encryption Package 2006 Standard. Crypt4Free uses two encryption algorithms to protect your files: Blowfish & DESX and "Quick Wipe" secure files erasure algorithm to wipe sensitive files.

Crypt4Free allows you to encrypt files and even shred.

Features of Crypt4Free 4.7.2 :

· Freeware
· Using two powerful algorithms to encrypt: Blowfish with 448 bit key and DESX with 128 bit key
· Complete .ZIP support (creating .zip archives, browsing & extracting ZIP contents)
· Built in file shredder - i.e. wiping the contents of the original pre-encrypted file beyond recovery to make sure that not even a trace remains after shredding. (matching and exceeding the specifications of the U.S. Department of Defence) to stop hardware recovery tools.
· Ability to send encrypted files via email (MAPI)
· Ability to encrypt text messages to send it via your e-mail program like Outlook Express, Eudora, ICQ etc
· Ability to assign a riddle with your password inside encrypted file
· Built-in packer to reduce a size of encrypted files.
· Skins support! And one XP like skin
· User-Friendly easy-to-understand Graphical interface designed to hide the complexities of encryption technology from the end user.

What's New in Crypt4Free 4.6.14 :

· All message boxes have skin now
· x64 (Vista, XP): RSA key files .aepkey (public and private) have icons now in shell.
· RSA Key Generator. Creating new keys. Now it is possible to choose hash function for random number generator and generate random numbers for RSA keys using mouse movements.
· Improved compatibility with 64 bit Windows. Now AEP's menu item (AEP / Encryption) is visible in Explorer context menu on XP64/Vista64
· Windows Explorer Context Menu Encryption: "Update" button added to a "Files" window. Now, include & exlude file masks are used in this window to filter files by file extension.
· Windows Explorer Context Menu Encryption: it is displayed the total count of selected files to be encrypted/decrypted