Cypherix ME Encryption Software - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

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What is encryption? Encryption garbles your data by using irreversible mathematical functions. It is simply the encoding of data so that it cannot be read by anyone who does not know the password that decodes it. Why do I need encryption? Data on almost every computer is vulnerable. There is no privacy at all on most PC's. Privacy is something that we take for granted in the real world but do not pay much attention in the digital world. Your PC is open, vulnerable and totally accessible to any one from your neighbor who shares the cable modem to the proverbial 13 year old ! Given the ease with which most computers can be broken into, there is very little one can do, save the obvious - what we do in real life - protect information. This is easiest done by encryption, so that even if it is stolen or accessed without your permission or knowledge, it is useless. How secure is Encryption? Passwords within most programs (Word, Excel, Access etc.) can be broken by mere novices without any computing knowledge. Such password breaking tools are easily available on the Worldwide Web, for as little as $5.95, or sometimes even for free! On the other hand, a file that is encrypted with a strong encryption algorithm, for example Blowfish 448 bit that Cryptainer™ PE uses, is statistically impregnable against brute force attacks. It would take more than the age of universe for all the computers in existence to break this encrypted file! What is Cypherix ME? Cypherix ME is software that creates an encrypted container. It functions like any other drive (C: or D:) on your computer. Just drag and drop any file into the Cryptainer. It is automatically encrypted. It's that simple! Cryptainer files can only be viewed, accessed, browsed or modified by the user who has the key to open it. At other times it remains invisible! What do I need to know to use Cypherix ME? If you can use Windows Explorer, you can use Cypherix ME. There is really nothing you need to learn. Why do I need Cypherix ME? Because it is the easiest way to ensure privacy of your data. Cypherix ME guarantees the sanctity of your data by harnessing the power of a 448 bit encryption algorithm that would take all the computers in the world working together more than the age of the universe to decipher. Using Cypherix ME, you can secure your data, be it in any form textual, graphical, audio or video. Can I send my confidential data securely over email to my associates ? Yes, of course. You can simply send encrypted files generated by Cypherix ME over email. Use any email client like Outlook Express or Netscape mail or any web based email service like Hotmail. The recipient need not even have a copy of Cypherix ME to view these encrypted files. What kind of encryption does Cypherix ME use? Cypherix ME runs as a special Windows device driver. It operates on a 448 bit implementation of the Blowfish algorithm in Cipher Block Chaining mode with a block size of 64 bytes. This ensures that data encrypted using Cypherix ME is impermeable to all known forms of attack. Statistically, it would be impossible to successfully brute-force crack the Cypherix ME encryption. Blowfish was designed by Bruce Schneier. It is a block cipher with 64-bit block size and variable length keys (up to 448 bits). Blowfish utilizes the idea of randomized S-boxes: while doing key scheduling, it generates large pseudo-random look-up tables by doing several encryptions. The tables depend on the user supplied key in a very complex way. This approach has been proven to be highly resistant against many attacks such as differential and linear cryptanalysis. Click on the button for a free, fully functional copy of Cypherix LE	"Do you need a user-friendly way to keep your documents safe?... Cypherix®'s Cypherix PE achieves this in a unique and simple way." Laptop Magazine, Dec. 2002 Click here to download a FREE, fully functional copy of Cypherix LE, a miniature version of Cryptainer ME.
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