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encrypt 2024.01

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Biennially seems to be how we release recently, if you can call the last 8 or 9 years recent! Again, there aren't too many on the surface changes, but there are a handful of bug fixes and improvements in reliability---especially on Android.

Library dependencies have been updated, and this is especially relevant on OS X as there the dependency management was incomplete and dependant on Homebrew (building encrypt still is but at least is should now function properly without it).

Stay secure,

The encrypt Development Team

encrypt 2022.01

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Well, it's been another 2 years but we're back with another release of encrypt! On the face of it, it would appear that very little has changed but there has been significant changes under the covers, a lot of which should help with error reporting and debugging (if you're unlucky enough to need it).

There is now a PKG installer for Apple OS X, although as encrypt is not yet signed (and distributed via the AppStore), it will generate a warning about being untrusted; this can be overridden in the security settings. There is also still not a complete Gentoo eBuild solution, but we'll get there one day.

That's all for now,

The encrypt Development Team

encrypt 2020.01

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It may be long overdue, but finally, after over two years (although a day early if you check the release notes), we are back with another release of our flagship product encrypt. The big ticket item this time around is configurable KDF iterations.

We have also put together a Solaris package and the start of a Gentoo eBuild file. One snag that we have discovered is that the OS X application—once copied from the disk image to Applications—the extended attribute com.apple.quarantine gets set and this seems to break the applications checksum. As such, a warning message that says the application may be damaged is displayed. This can be worked-around by opening the terminal and executing the following: xattr -cr Encrypt.app. This will recursively clear all extended attributes, and solves the problem. It's not ideal, but it'll have to do for now; we're working on a more user-friendly solution (perhaps distributing via the App Store is the way to go).

That's it for now, hopefully everything works smoothly and we haven't missed any compatibility issues/major bugs. So all that's left to say is Happy New Year and bring on 2020!

The encrypt Development Team

encrypt 2017.09

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It's been nearly two years, but we have finally brought out a new release of our flagship encryption application.

There have been a host of changes and bug fixes, including improved key derivation and MAC authentication. There are two new binary packages available: FreeBSD and Windows (64 bit); Win32 has gone the way of the dodo and is no longer available. We have also fixed the Android version to work properly with its latest permission handling.

Downloads are available in all the usual places; so until next time, stay secure.

The encrypt Development Team

stegfs 2015.08.1 - a quick fix

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It's been nearly a year, and during that time there has been numerous updates to the FUSE library, one of which started causing problems with stegfs. We've been able to quickly push out a fix, and hopefully this will give the motivation to resume working on stegfs instead of neglecting it. As there are no new features or changes to the file system layout there shouldn't be any issues with compatibility with 2015.08 but if there are just let us know.

So here it is, the quick fix that is: stegfs 2015.08.1

Enjoy

encrypt 2015.10

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encrypt 2015.10 brings with it one significant new feature, as well as several bug fixes.

The major update is that encrypt can now correct read errors in the encrypted file (when decrypting). If several bytes are not what they should be, then encrypt will detect and fix these errors - however if there are too many then you really should find out why the bytes on disk are not what they should be! It won't fix bad storage, but instead is to correct possible data transmission errors.

Bug fixes include fixing the infinite loop when attempting to decrypt a file that isn't actually encrypted, fixing the compatibility menu on Android, and most significantly: allowing AES on Windows 8! This was achieved by using a different build of the GNU libgcrypt library.

The only other item of note is that there is now a free version available on Android (supported by ads).

That's all now this October release,
The encrypt Development Team

stegfs 2015.08

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Okay, so here we are, back again (finally) with a completely new stegfs! And when we say new, we mean totally rewritten! It's much better at not overwriting your existing files (although it can and will still happen) and it's a lot more customisable.

Warning! stegfs 2015.08 is not backwards compatible!

However, onto the good stuff:

Lo, there too are a number of sad points:
I think that's pretty much everything for now; sorry it's been so long, but (as far as file systems go I feel) too many releases are likely to negatively affect stability, hence the delay.

Stay safe,
Ashley

encrypt For Android

By The encrypt Development Team on 2015-02-11 [2 comments]
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It looks as though the latest Android update (Lollipop) causes encrypt to crash when attempting to encrypt/decrypt files. We're working on a fix and will make it available as soon as it's ready.

A New Project: hide

By The hide Development Team on 2015-01-18
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It's time for a new project: hide. And as the name suggests, it hides data. It is in fact a steganographic image tool.

We've been slowly working on it for a couple of months now, and were really hoping to have (particularly) the UI a little more polished, but unfortunately the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has decided to go above and beyond by proposing to outlaw encryption.

If he intends to have you brought in for questioning just because he cannot read the data your transmitting across the internet, how about we provide everyone with a simple way to share cat pictures while still getting your message across ;-)

It's still very much in development, but is usable and works excellently along side encrypt. Currently only the lossless image formats PNG, TIFF, and WebP are supported through shared object libraries. Check out the project page as well as the source code (and the lovely test images of myself running).

~ Ashley

encrypt 2015.01

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So we're back again with another early-in-the-year release. There are several bug fixes on all platforms and a couple of new features (again for all platforms). These include: fixed the Android/Windows incompatibility; plugged a range of memory leaks; updated directory handling; advanced users can now disable to standard encrypt file header (see below); new notification on Android for when progress is complete; better random IV; new Slackware package.

NB: If you disable the file header you will need to remember which algorithms and encryption mode you selected when you come to decrypt your files.

That's pretty much it for now, if it doesn't work for you let us know by opening a new bug report, and we'll see what we can do to fix it for you.

Edit: The initial 2015.01 release had a subtle bug regarding secure memory—it didn't request enough from the OS. This resulted in out of memory errors (naturally). We've increased the amount of memory requested, and packaged up a new release: 2015.01.1.

Thanks,
~ The encrypt Development Team