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Re: SEEK: freeware to decrypt password-protected Winzip files
de jimbok 06/20/2006 07:06
On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:40:04 +0100, Franklin <franksays@nomail.com>
wrote:
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>It is because AES is so good that I am using it to encrypt the file.
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>However I need a freeware util for my recipient to be able to open it
>using my password. Seems they have trouble using whatever zip util
>it is that they have on their machine.
Due to different methods of implimentation, it is improbable that you
will find different programs that will decrypt each other's AES
encryption. Most programs will embed an identifier in the encrypted
file. If that identifier is not found by the intended decrypting
program, it will do nothing.
As suggested by others, if you must use WinZip then either create self
extracting files, or a standard zip that can be encrypted by a
freeware open source encryption program, such as "Blowfish Advanced
CS" which can use AES, Blowfish, Twofish, etc. to encrypt. BACS can
be found here.
http://www.hotpixel.net/software.html
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jimbok