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Genie au Travail What's more have Kruptos 2 that all freeware software doesn't have?

Dec 20 2011 at 2:31am Copy Link

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Thiru That would depend on what freeware you are talking about. Most free file encryption programs (not full disk or vault encryption) simply encrypt and decrypt. Kruptos 2 Professional also offers:

. Fully integrated with Windows explorer
. Automatically re-encrypt files after editing
. Send encrypted email attachments via your email client
. Create encrypted zip file back-ups
. Create Self-extracting files that can be used anywhere
. Filename encryption
. Common password analyser
. Fail safe mechanisms so your original files are safe.
. File shredding
. Very few options
. Almost 10 years in development

And of course support, support, support

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Genie au Travail Thanks for the very quick answer!

Dec 20 2011 at 3:46am Copy Link

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Michael R. I would like to have a crypting program, where I can define a sequence of directories (or files), which should be held encrypted on the harddisk. At window-start (or alternatively at the very first access to one of the files in such a directory) a message-box will be opened for a password to be entered. This password is stored (encrypted) inside the memory, so all the (encrypted) reading and writing is done automatically without bothering the user with any additional password-input (until the next restart or user-login).

Can your software do this?

Thinking about this, I also would like to be able to define more than one password for different usage. E.g. my source-files should be protected with another way, than financial data or personal images.

Dec 20 2011 at 10:33pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Michael,

Kruptos 2 professional does not support persisting passwords in memory. Coincidently this is something we are working on right now and should be available soon. I really like your idea for the prompt at start-up and will investigate factoring this work into this feature.

Kruptos 2 does allow you to have more than one password, so you can encrypt as many files as you like using as many passwords as you like, in fact I strongly recommend the use of multiple passwords for extra security. Just make sure you use the hint field!

Does this help?

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 21 2011 at 12:12am Copy Link

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Michael R. Thanks for the quick answer.

Problem (for my kind of wanted usage) is the workflow (at least in your video). If I would have to decrypt/encrypt the files I wanted to use every time it's a big distraction from what I want to do.

Keeping the password in the memory is indeed a little dangerous. With an adequate hacker-tool it could be found out. A possibility to flush the passwords would be helpful.

I would implement it this way, that the moment the computer tries to access to a file, which is encrypted by Kruptos a window pops up which allows entering the password. If another file occurs and the formerly entered password(s) do not fit, another pasword-window pops up. So -staying with the example above - if the user has entered two passwords, one for the pics another for the financial data, he can work without interruption with his pics and his financial data. If he wants to enter his source-code though, he has to enter the third password...

Dec 21 2011 at 1:38am Copy Link

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Thiru Michael,

“Keeping the password in the memory is indeed a little dangerous.” Agreed, this is why we have resisted implementing this feature for quite some time now. Security is our number one objective so we are being very careful about how we implement and test this feature. Thank you for your implementation suggestions, they will be carefully considered.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 21 2011 at 1:51am Copy Link

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Gunderic Hagen Does your application also encrypt emails and if yes, how would the recipient decrypt them?

Dec 21 2011 at 3:43am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi,

No. Kruptos 2 can only encrypt email attachments so when the recipient receives the encrypted attachment all they need to access the files is the correct password. I personally use this feature when sending sensitive files or messages via email.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 21 2011 at 3:55am Copy Link

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Gunderic Hagen Thanks for a very prompt answer. if this is a sample of your support service, I am inclined to buy it only for that reason!

Dec 21 2011 at 3:59am Copy Link

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Thiru Thank you.

I personally try to answer each and every question within the hour – of course this can’t always be the case due to time zones etc.. but we do try.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 21 2011 at 4:15am Copy Link

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Genie au Travail I have downloaded and done some tests on a computer.
The results are good.
As you have a fair licence policy and provide a good support for your product, I will purchase a licence when the discount will be activate.

Please, consider to add to your software an "About" box with informations on the version and a changelog on your website.

Dec 21 2011 at 11:18am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi,

To view the about box you will need to open Kruptos 2 Professional UI (rather than using the Windows Explorer plug-in) and click the 'View help' button on the top right of the toolbar.

The version history can be viewed here: http://www.kruptos2.co.uk...rsion.html - It's not easy to find so we will make this more visible.

thank you.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 21 2011 at 11:45am Copy Link

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K Anderson Do you plan on integrating it in to other file managers?

Dec 21 2011 at 1:11pm Copy Link

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K Anderson Is this application suppose to work within all file managers?
I have a couple that it didn't even show up in the
context menu.
In Total Commander it shows up
but when I click on Encrypt File the menu
disappears and nothing happens.

Is this a Windows Explorer only app?

Dec 21 2011 at 1:11pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hello,

Kruptos 2 professional has 2 elements, the windows Explorer plug-in and a complete user interface program.

It’s important to note that if you have a 64bit computer then you will need to install the 64bit version of Kruptos 2 otherwise the plug-in for Windows Explorer will not work, you can find it here if this is the case (you will need to unistall the 32bit version first):

http://www.kruptos2.co.uk...onal64.msi

Hope this helps

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 21 2011 at 2:15pm Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling Is it possible to mask the contents on the encrypted file? This would help to keep it private.

Dec 21 2011 at 8:53pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Stephen,

That’s exactly what Kruptos 2 does. Once you encrypt a file the only way you can view the contents of it is by providing the correct password. You can even encrypt the filename too.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 21 2011 at 10:06pm Copy Link

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Gunderic Hagen I would be the only user.

- Can I download your application in my PC AND my laptop?
- Does the recipient of the attachment need to also have your application downloaded?
- Are upgrades included?
Thanks

Dec 21 2011 at 10:52pm Copy Link

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Thiru Yes you can install Kruptos 2 on both your PC and Laptop, in fact you can install on as many computers as you like as long as it is only the licence holder who is using the software. All updates are included in you purchased licence.

“Does the recipient of the attachment need to also have your application downloaded?” - It depends on which method you use. If you send an encrypted file then yes the recipient will need to have Kruptos 2 to decrypt the file (we have a free reader that allows you to decrypt your files) alternatively you can send what is known as a self-extracting file where you recipient needs to only know the shared password.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 21 2011 at 11:44pm Copy Link

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Gunderic Hagen I think I will be buying your application.

I am not sure,the difference between "sending an encrypted file" and the recipient needing to have your application downloaded and sending a "self extracting file" where the application is not needed. You care to elaborate? Thanks

Dec 22 2011 at 12:12am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi,
You can think of an encrypted file like this: If you send a Microsoft Excel document to a client then they need to have Microsoft Excel in order to open it. The same is true of Kruptos 2. When you encrypt a file Kruptos 2 creates a new encrypted file that only Kruptos 2 can read, so if you send this file to a client then they must have Kruptos 2 to open and decrypt the file.

You can get around this problem by creating a self-extracting file. A self-extracting file is a type of file that contains your encrypted files. The self-extracting file contains within it the software needed to unpack and decrypt all the files. The end user, therefore, does not need to install Kruptos 2 all they need is the correct password.

Does that make any sense?

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 22 2011 at 12:29am Copy Link

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Franck W The program looks good, and Steve Beckett support is really engaging.
I do not need a desktop encryprion tool right now. But, is there a portable version of kruptos to protect a usb flashdrive on the go? I'm a registered user of penprotect, but the licensing policy is not really generous and I might consider switching to another program.
Thanks!

Dec 23 2011 at 1:29am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Franck,

We are working on the portable version of Kruptos 2 as we speak. It should be available early next year. I can confirm that the licence model will be the same as Kruptos 2 Professional i.e. per user so you can use it on as many computers and USB devices as you like.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 1:46am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog When Kruptos decrypts a file, does it create a temporary file of the decrypted data? Or is read on the fly? And if it does create a temporary file, does Kruptos secure delete that file automatically when Kruptos is closed

Dec 23 2011 at 3:57am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog When Kruptos decrypts a file, does it create a temporary file of the decrypted data? Or is read on the fly? And if it does create a temporary file, does Kruptos secure delete that file automatically when Kruptos is closed?

Dec 23 2011 at 3:58am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi, Good question,

Yes, Kruptos 2 creates a temporary file. This is to ensure that if anything goes wrong, your original file is completely safe. The temporary file however will only ever contain encrypt data so there is no need to shred this file. Once encryption is complete the temporary file then becomes your encrypted file (after some integrity checks) and the original file is completely destroyed via a shredder.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 4:05am Copy Link

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Gunderic Hagen I just bought your application online but was originally told that the payment did not go through. I just hung up with my bank who confirmed to me that the charge was approved. Who do I have to contact to get the license?

Dec 23 2011 at 6:27am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi,

Which method of payment did you use? i.e. Paypal or Credit card?

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 6:31am Copy Link

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Gunderic Hagen VISA debit card. Please provide an email address so we don't have to discuss details on the forum.

Dec 23 2011 at 6:36am Copy Link

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Thiru Yes. It's steve

kruptos2.co.uk

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 6:41am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog Is there any difference in security between using a randomly generated keyfile and using a file made for some other purpose as a keyfile? What size of file is required?

Dec 23 2011 at 7:23am Copy Link

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John H I read through you website and watched the video.
Please explain:

1- How I can encrypt a 1 Terabyte USB hard drive.

2- Can I unlock the whole hard drive or just folders inside it.

3- The Hard drive is 90 percent filled. Will I have to shuffle files around to encrypt.

4- If part a large encrypted folder gets corrupted, will the encrypted folder still open or is the whole folder.

Thanks

Dec 23 2011 at 7:26am Copy Link

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Dean S Is it possible to encrypt at the folder level as opposed to file level?

Dec 23 2011 at 7:30am Copy Link

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Franck W Thanks Steve for your amazingly fast answer.
If I understand well, the portable version will be released within weeks, and that sounds really good.
I hope you will let us know when KruptosToGo is about...

Dec 23 2011 at 7:31am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Jon,

To answer your questions.

1) You would need to encrypt the highest level folder on your USB Drive

2) No. Kruptos 2 is designed for file\folder contents encryption only

3) Possibly. It would really depend on the size of individual files. For every file you encrypt, a temporary file of the same size is created. Kruptos will inform you if you run out of diskspace.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 7:49am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi dean,

Absolutely. Simply right click the folder and choose Encrypt or alternatively add the folder to a Kruptos 2 project then encrypt.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 7:50am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog So there is no unencrypted temp file, and the decryption takes place on the fly?

Dec 23 2011 at 7:58am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi, Yes that is correct.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 8:00am Copy Link

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Vanessa N Hi folks,

Do you know much about HIPAA compliance laws? Would your program be suitable to send patient information (PDFs, other documents) via your encryption, as regular email attachments?

Dec 23 2011 at 8:33am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog The help file says 128/256 bit encryption. Which is it?

Is there any difference in security between using a randomly generated keyfile and using a file made for some other purpose as a keyfile? What size of file is required?

Dec 23 2011 at 8:41am Copy Link

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Thiru "Noggin The Nog"

kruptos 2 is 256bit encryption. the 128bit

The 128bit reference is when Kruptos 2 allowed you to choose which encryption method to use (due county legalities and others).

Kruptos 2 doesn’t create randomly generated key files so I couldn’t really compare the security. The create key from a file reads in the file contents and uses specific algorithms to improve the entropy i.e. key salting, key stretching and key derivation functions. I would recommend the file be at least 1024bytes.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 9:30am Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling I like the program, but it would be of more value if you were able to enter text into the software directly and then apply encryption. Is this something that might be added in the future?

Dec 23 2011 at 9:40am Copy Link

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Thiru Stephen,

Thanks for the question.

Given enough interest then yes we could add this feature. During the past 8 years or so I can only remember this feature being request maybe 5 times. We could always survey our existing customers to gauge interest.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 9:46am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Vanessa,

We know about HIPAA compliance but as yet have not evaluated Kruptos 2 Professionals suitability. A brief look into the legislation would suggest that Kruptos 2 is compliant but we have not performed a full evaluation so can’t 100% say yes it’s compliant.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 9:58am Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling I tried the software with a very strong generated key with a character length of 999. The software worked fine. Is there a limit on the number of characters that can be input? I did buy 2 copies. Will we get a discount if we decide to register the mobile version of the software?

Dec 23 2011 at 11:28am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Stephen,

We don’t impose a password limit but the system control will enforce one, maybe 65k. When you say mobile version which version are you referring to?

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 11:37am Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling KruptosToGo

Dec 23 2011 at 11:42am Copy Link

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Thiru Stephen,

It's going to be a few month yet, but sure, contact me when it's live and we'll arrange something.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 11:50am Copy Link

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S B Kryptos 2 looks professional and quite nice.

Is encryption done with salt, if I encrypt the same file twice, will the cyphertext be the same?

Any thoughts about a public-key version?

What are the choices of encryption/hash algorithms?

Is the key stored in the encrypted version?

Did you say that an encrypted file can have multiple keys?

How do you generate the actual encryption key? Sources for entropy?

Are you fully committed to backwards compatibility for the long term?

Many thanks!

Dec 23 2011 at 10:20pm Copy Link

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Hazen Hoffpauir There is no place for the discount code on the buy page.

Dec 23 2011 at 10:27pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Hazen,

If you use the Paypal option the discount code box is on the first screen, if you are using 'Pay by credit card' then the discount code box is on the second screen - after you enter your name.

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 10:55pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hi SB,
Some very good questions.

1) Yes Kruptos uses a salt, the salt is different for each and every file you encrypt so the ciphertext will be different..

2) File encryption doesn’t really warrant public key encryption
3)Kruptos 2 uses Blowfish in CBC mode, the hash algorithm is SHA256

4)No.

5)No.

6)First Kruptos salts and passes your password through SHA256 which is then stretched, that produces a very strong 256 bit 'encrypting key'. The 'encrypting key' is then passed through another special algorithm to produce the 'master encrypting key'.

7)Absolutely. Yes.

You can find more information on the techniques used for encryption on the Kruptos 2 webpage www.kruptos2.co.uk

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 11:05pm Copy Link

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Yudha Yan Kusuma Feature requests :
1. Text encryption
2. Multiple algorithms
3. Asymmetric encryption

Dec 23 2011 at 11:11pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hi,

1) We will certainly consider text encryption

2) More options increase the likelihood of a security failure. Why do you think this is a good feature addition? Indecently Kruptos 2 has been specifically designed to switch-out any algorithm in the case one is broken, in fact AES has already been built into the system.

3)I’m not convinced asymmetric algorithms are the right choice for file encryption (none of our competitors us it). Is there a specific case you would like to cover?

Kruptos 2 Software - Dec 23 2011 at 11:22pm Copy Link

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Michael K I came to this conversation late in the promotional day and was very impressed with Steve Beckett's responsive and full participation as the Vendor/Developer.

I bought the software for several reasons and Steve's excellent attention to the conversation gave me the confidence that this is a developer who is keen on giving good support should it be needed.

Having previously lost a laptop, I've have become increasingly conscious of the importance of securing data. Also it does seems this product is being actively developed and the generous free upgrade policy clinched it for me.

Thank you Steve for your super participation in this conversation and to BDJ for bringing us another useful piece of software at a great promotional price.

Thanks

Michael.

Dec 23 2011 at 11:38pm Copy Link

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S B Steve,

Thanks for your prompt and good answers.

I really like that Kruptos2 recursively encrypts whole folders.

Re: 2) Yes. (It would, however, be nice to be able just to send someone messages all easily encrypted with their public key, rather than having to perform a key-exchange exercises for each file. However, it does mean having generated key pairs, key management machinery, "key rings," etc.) ;-)

6) The actual encryption key is derived from salt and the given password. Is there an independent source of randomness?

7) Great!

Many thanks!

Dec 24 2011 at 12:31am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog I imagine that it could be a helpful addition to an encryption program such as Kruptos 2 to have a function for generating public/private keypairs for use in email clients, and perhaps elsewhere, to avoid the at least theoretical security issue that flows from relying on a third part to provide keypairs, but I presume that such keypairs could have no relevance to Blowfish encryption since Blowfish is not an asymmetric encryption algorithm, and how practicable it would be I have no idea. Encryption of email is a dark area for me - I still do not understand how triple des can be used in the encryption of email, since my understanding is that triple des is a symmetric encryption algorithm.

Dec 24 2011 at 5:01am Copy Link

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John H I purchased this during the last BDJ sale.

Right click context menu encryption, how much easier can it get!

The interface is way simpler than True Crypt ..... True Crypt just does not understand that non programers might want to use an encryption program. A program is not free if it has the cost of a steep learning curve and lost files due to a hostile interface. Kruptos has no learning curve cost and is idiot proof.

Sometimes even the file name can give away sensitive information and Kruptos is gives the choice to mask file names in an encrypted folder. Not every encryption program does this.

Licensing policy is such that if the company goes out of business, is sold, I loose internet connection or the zombie apocalypse happens, I will still be able to load and activate Kruptos on any of my computers to access my files.

May 11 2012 at 9:51am Copy Link

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Roger Rabbit This looks like a very good deal, but I note from the website the encryption on offer is not the usual AES-256, which is reckoned to be unbreakable, but Blowfish and a number of other algorithms.
Forgive my ignorance, but is this just as secure?
Thanks.
Roger

May 13 2012 at 3:35am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Roger Rabbit,

There is no effective cryptanalysis for Blowfish (as of 2012) with this in mind Blowfish is very secure. Kruptos 2 Professional has been designed in such a way that if Blowfish were to be considered weak then we would switch to using AES (AES is already in the program but not used).

Hope that helps

Kruptos 2 Software - May 13 2012 at 4:58am Copy Link

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Roger Rabbit Hi Steve,

Most helpful - thank you.

Roger

May 14 2012 at 5:10am Copy Link

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Nick Kobe Can Kruptos 2 Professional be hidden? Can the icon on encrypted files be changed so that they cannot be identified as encrypted files when viewing the icons? Thanks?

May 14 2012 at 12:52pm Copy Link

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Thiru Kruptos 2 does not have a stealth mode i.e. hidden\disguised icons. It’s a good idea though. I’ll add this to the feature request list for consideration.

Thanks

Kruptos 2 Software - May 14 2012 at 1:02pm Copy Link

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John Hood Lacks one thing that causes me to pause. Currently I use Kryptel. The reason I favor it over your program is that I can drop a file or folder on the Desktop icon and it will open. Unless I am missing something, you do not have a drag and drop feature. Do you plan it? My right click menu is full, and I really don't like to keep adding things to it.

May 14 2012 at 2:20pm Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for the lifetime of the product.

I bought 2 versions the last time, so do I get 2 free licenses to this version upgrade

Oct 10 2012 at 2:30am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Stephen,

Yes. Simply download and install the latest version, you will not need to re-enter your activation key.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 10 2012 at 2:44am Copy Link

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Danny It has also a multilanguages Kruptos 2 Pro interface including Dutch?

Oct 10 2012 at 3:36am Copy Link

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Thiru Unfortunately no, Kruptos 2 only supports English.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 10 2012 at 3:50am Copy Link

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Rick Radco Will we be getting the latest Kruptos 2 Pro V3.0.0.25 as of 09.24.12?

Oct 10 2012 at 9:00am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi, Yes, the offer also includes all updates.

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 10 2012 at 9:10am Copy Link

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Rick Radco Steve - I downloaded and tried the program and like it at least 100 times better than the confusing Folder Lock program by another company. I lost 600 GBs on an external HD because of Folder Lock!!

Thanks for a GREAT program Steve - I will be buying Kruptos 2 Pro as soon as the deal becomes available.

Oct 10 2012 at 12:53pm Copy Link

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Danny There is mentioned that this encrypted ZIP files and Kruptos 2 files to extract when administered to create itself the correct password! But I use a WinRAR software instead of ZIP. Can this Kruptos 2 Professional handle rar file?

Oct 10 2012 at 2:31pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Danny,

No. Kruptos 2 Professional can only create Zip files. The reason we use Zips files rather than RAR is the support Windows offers for Zip compression.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 10 2012 at 10:11pm Copy Link

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Thiru Rick,

Thanks for trying Kruptos 2 Professional. We’ve tried to keep the program as simple as possible whilst maintaining the highest possible security standards.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 10 2012 at 10:15pm Copy Link

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Danny If I have understood correctly comes the following new version of Kruptos 2 Professional a stealth mode feature. Is that correct?

Oct 10 2012 at 11:59pm Copy Link

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Thiru Danny,

Kruptos 2 does not have a ‘Stealth’ mode. We have looked into adding this abilityin the past but our customers did not see the value in. If we have enough interest we will certainly add the feature.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 11 2012 at 12:23am Copy Link

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Danny @ Steven Beckett, okay, thanks for your quick reply. You may note that I be interested in 'Stealth' function.

Oct 11 2012 at 1:12am Copy Link

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Roberto i opened the project window and i noticed that i cant drag&drop files from windows explorer to Kruptos (for example from my desktop to the project window)

i cant drag more than 1 file from the project explorer panel neighter (make a selection with shift or ctrl).

do you plan to add there "basic" features or maybe i have some kind of problem in my system?

thanks in advance.

note: i see that i can choose multiple files from the Add Files button but its not a fast workaround.

Oct 11 2012 at 2:57pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Roberto,

The only way you can currently add multiple files or multiple folders to a project is as you say, via add files or add folders. Your question comes at the perfect time as this is an area that we have addressed and will be available in the next version.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 11 2012 at 10:27pm Copy Link

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Roberto thanks Steve. Another question that i have is with the "send by email" option.

The attachment keep ".exe" string in the name. Could this be notified as a trojan or suspicious file by antispam filters?

best regards.

Oct 12 2012 at 6:36am Copy Link

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Thiru Roberto,

The send encrypted email attachment feature actually creates a Zip file that contains a self-extracting file which in turn contains your encrypted documents. Outlook, Thunderbird and most other email clients allow you to send .exe files this way however Gmail has started to peek inside your attached Zip files and check for blacklisted files i.e. Exe files and will then block the attachment.

One thing to note is we do provide a free Kruptos 2 file reader which will allow your clients to decrypt your secured files – (assuming they have the correct password) this way you can just send your encrypted documents which will not be blocked by any email providers.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 12 2012 at 10:27am Copy Link

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Gunderic Hagen I use it. Great software and GREAT customer service. One request to Steve: Please add a feature to encrypt mails. I am not talking about encrypted attachments but the body of mails. This would make it the BEST all around encrypting service!!

Oct 13 2012 at 3:23am Copy Link

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Amit @ steve

1) I would want to know can I send email attachments or even any files to another person - encrypted - and that he does not need kruptos to open and use them. And even nothing else to do except having the password.
And if it can be done - then some info on that.

EDIT : Just saw the comment above for roberto - Is there a good way that the reciepient does not need to install anything (not even the free kruptos 2 file reader too) - to use the files ?

2) Is there a portable version available currently and if not will it be there soon ?

3) And I second Gunderic's suggestion above.

Thanks.

Oct 13 2012 at 3:45am Copy Link

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Amit 4) Also the policy says - "Each license allows installation on all owned computers, but Kruptos 2 Professional may not be used at exactly the same time on each of them."

Means we can install it on all own computers but only 1 ACTIVE usage of the kruptos 2 software allowed at a time - Correct ?

(Here by ACTIVE usage I mean - Actively making use of the software - and even though kruptos 2 could be running passively on second laptop.)

Oct 13 2012 at 3:57am Copy Link

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Stan @Amit: You can create self extracting attachments.

Oct 13 2012 at 4:37am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi,

The best way is to send an encrypted email attachment which will not need your recipient to install Kruptos 2, all they will need is the correct password. This method will work with most email provides including Outlook and Thunderbird.

The portable version of Kruptos 2 is current in development and is about 90% complete. We will be looking for beta tester shortly.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 13 2012 at 6:30am Copy Link

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Amit thanks both of you.

Oct 13 2012 at 6:45am Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling I registered 2 copies, I would like to be a beta tester for the portable version.

Stephen
support

kreyling.com

Oct 13 2012 at 7:40am Copy Link

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Rick Radco This is a very nice program and I didn't want to wait for the deal to become available - so - I bought Kruprtos 2 Pro right from their website (where they offered a $7 off coupon) so I ended up paying $17.95 (normal price $24.95 at this writing) instead of $12.48 at the BitsDujor Deal. Impatience ( : )

After using the program a couple days and testing it after I bought it - I noticed it can take a long time to encrypt files especially if they are big.

Example - I encrypted a 217 MB file and it took 49 seconds - so I can only imagine how long it would take to encrypt say over 200 GBs of files like I have on my external harder Drives and even on my smaller 4 GB and 8 GB flsh drives if I wanted to encrypt everything on the drive.

I am using Win XP Pro 32 bit so maybe that has something to do with the slowness - and maybe on a Win 7 or 8 machine with 64 bit and 8 GB RAM or 16 GB RAM it would be super fast - I don't know.

All in all howerver - although it is it very slow to encrypt larger files on my XP Pro 32 bit PC - as in over 500 MBs or more -- Kruptos 2 Pro is still a VERY GOOD program and very easy to use. It is a tidy lttle program that should be on every computer if you have files you want to keep safe - whether on an external drive or files right on your PC.

I hope for future versions they will find a way to make the excryption process much faster so we will be able to encrypt really huge files (GBs - Giga Bytes of files) without having to wait what seems to be forever.

Still - this program is a winner all the way - plus the file shredder feature is a neat and quick way to shred files quick and safe.

Thanks for a nice program at a decent price. I give Kruptos 2 Pro 4.5 stars (5 stars if it was faster)

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Steve D a) the buy page says prices include VAT. What about buyers from countries where VAT doesn't apply?

b) There is nowhere to enter the code, where is it supposed to be on the page?

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Thiru Hi Steve,

Today’s deal does not include VAT as we will be paying the VAT where appropriate. Are you referring to the discount code?

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 13 2012 at 8:17am Copy Link

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Thiru Stephen,

Thanks for offering to join our beta test for Kruptos portable, we’ll be in contact soon.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 13 2012 at 8:18am Copy Link

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John H I have been using Kruptos 2 for quite a while now and love it, especially being able to encrypt from the right click context menu.

Can someone recommend a program to edit out all the unnecessary items in the context menu. sometimes it takes ages for the context menu to "populate".

Kruptos is not a replacement for a volume encryption tool such as True Crypt but Kruptos is a necessary part of a whole encryption and security strategy.

Oct 13 2012 at 9:41am Copy Link

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Thiru John,

The following link has some help regarding the removal of context menus:

http://www.howtogeek.com/...text-menu/

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 13 2012 at 10:04am Copy Link

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John H Nir Soft to the rescue again.

Thanks Steve.

PS: Put me down for testing the portable Beta version.

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Maurice User What do you do on a mac. Many recipients travel with mac books can they decrypt?

Maurice

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Thiru Maurice,

We’ve been looking into the Mac version for quite some now but this is very slow going as Kruptos 2 professional was written using Windows libraries that are not straight forward to convert to the Mac. We’re getting there… slowly.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 13 2012 at 10:29am Copy Link

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Steve D Follow up:

a) the buy page says prices $$24.95 per user "*Prices are in USD and includes VAT. "
If that is the price with VAT then 50% at $12.48 must also include VAT

b) Yes, the popup says to enter the code "on the following page", but there's nowhere to enter it on that page so it was a bit confusing.

Earlier when I went to buy by PayPal it when straight to the PayPal page charging me $24.95, but now I do get another popup that allows me to enter the code.

Oct 13 2012 at 12:39pm Copy Link

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Thiru Steve,

Ordinarily we use a company called Fastspring to process payments and they collect VAT\state Taxes automatically hence the inclusion notice, for this promotion we are using PayPal exclusively who do not include VAT or state taxes. Does that make sense?

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 13 2012 at 1:24pm Copy Link

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Sputnik Yesterday I have tried Kruptos 2 Pro.

The first thought that come to my mind about this software is that its UI is very pleasing from a visual point of view. This is surely a quality that every software should possess, but this is only one aspect of the question.

However, the first negative aspect I encountered with it is that the contextual menu didn't appeared at all in a fresh install of Windows 7 Pro.

There is also something to be mentioned here : it is very useful to be able to create different "projects" in which to store a certain amount of files.

But there is a limitation to this aspect : after you have created such a project with files of your choice, if you move one of these files from its original location, that is at the moment of the creation of the project, this file does not appears anymore in the listing of the files belonging to the project.

If you are to be using the same password for all your projects, this will not be a problem. But if you are giving a different password for your different projects, if you move a file belonging to a specific project from its original location, you will be still able to open it with the right password but you will have to remember to which project you affected this file at the moment of its crypting. If you dont remember this, you will have to try the different paswords you use for your different projects before getting the right password...

This mean that Kruptos should have the capacity to follow up the displacement of any crypted file affected to a specific project if the mentioned problem is to be overcomed.

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Thiru Robert,

The missing context menu normally occurs when you have a 64 bit computer and the 32 bit version of Kruptos 2 Professional has been installed. To fix: uninstall the 32 bit version then download and install the 64 bit version.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 13 2012 at 7:09pm Copy Link

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John H Where does the name "Kruptos" come from?

Oct 13 2012 at 7:48pm Copy Link

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Sputnik @steve

Thank you for your answer about the missing item of the contextual menu, but what do you have to say about the rest of my former comment ?

Thank you for your answer.

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B Josephs This looks good. Always great to see such positive feedback from customers.
Can anyone suggest the advantages of this paid offering over something open source (such as Axcrypt)?

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B Josephs Well, after some searching I do see a stronger encryption being used., as well as some file-handling features.
I did buy the program (thanks Steve and the BDJ crew!), but I'm looking forward to the active development that seems to me will really set this program a cut above the rest...

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Danny After extensive testing and positive comments here on the site I am BDJ proceeded to purchase of Kruptos 2 Professional. This is a must have software. TOP!!!

Oct 13 2012 at 10:26pm Copy Link

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Danny @John H,

Kruptos is derived from Greek word: secret, hidden. so: data hidden and inaccessible to unauthorized!

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Thiru Robert,

Apologies for not answering your question fully, it was 3am here in the UK. Moving your files is a problem since your Kruptos 2 project does not know where you have moved your file too. Your problem has highlighted a bug in the program as Kruptos 2 should notify you if a file has been removed or is missing, this will be fixed in the next release. My advice would be to always use the hint field; this way if you’re in this situation you can check the password hint and move it to the appropriate project.

Does that help?

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 14 2012 at 12:11am Copy Link

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Steve D Follow up:

I don't mean to be argumentative, but that doesn't make sense. The note says Prices "include VAT", when apparently what is means is "Prices EXCLUDE VAT and VAT will be ADDED when you pay".
The word "included" is used to mean the opposite of everywhere else on the internet.

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Sputnik @steve

Thank you for your answer.

I agree with you that the use of the hint field would be helpful for that case. But it would still be more user friendly if Kruptos could follow the displacement of a file; I don't know however if it is something possible or not.

I'll keep an eye on your software to see how it evolves...

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Thiru Hi Robert,

I’ve put your suggestion on our todo list for further investigation.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 14 2012 at 11:53pm Copy Link

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Thiru @ Steve,

Your argument is a valid one and you are correct. In hindsight we should have taken the ‘Includes VAT’ labels out (or changed) for the duration of the promotion.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 14 2012 at 11:55pm Copy Link

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Thiru Everyone,

Just want to say a quick thank you to all that have participated in this conversation. We’ve received some very good feedback and a number of great suggestions for moving Kruptos 2 forward.

Thank you!

Steve
Kruptos 2 Software

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 14 2012 at 11:58pm Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling Do you have any offers for the Kruptos to go beta? This is one that I am interested in.

Stephen

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Al Johnston Does this software allow you to encrypt a folder (a directory?) with multiple files without having to zip?

Feb 26 2013 at 4:41am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Stephen,

Kruptos 2 go isn’t quite ready for beta testing as we still have the installer, help and a small number of bugs to address. We’re looking to release late March – early April. We should however be ready for a beta release in the next week or so, we can drop you a line when ready if this is acceptable?

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 26 2013 at 5:09am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Al,

Yes, Kruptos 2 allows you to encrypt the entire contents of a folder. All you need to do is choose the folder(s) you would like to secure then right click and choose ‘Encrypt Folder’. It’s that simple!

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 26 2013 at 5:13am Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling yes, please put me on the list.

thanks.

Feb 26 2013 at 5:51am Copy Link

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RCG I'm very interested in the Kruptos togo version as this would meet my needs better. Could you also let me know when the beta version is available to test drive. Cheers.

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Hedoc Wott is there any possibility to have this on my android device? i am looking for sth to go with my HTC Desire, ipad and when i am
@ home - PC...

Feb 26 2013 at 10:48am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi,

Not at the moment. Kruptos 2 Professional will only run on Windows based computers.

The Android version is currently in development and should be available mid-year.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 26 2013 at 10:54am Copy Link

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Zoran Paljevic Protection method/levels?

Feb 26 2013 at 12:06pm Copy Link

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Thiru Zoran,

From our website:

Kruptos 2 professional uses industry standard techniques and unmodified algorithms to perform encryption on your files. At the time of writing all algorithms used are considered safe and unbroken. Kruptos 2 Professional uses the following algorithms to encrypt your files: Blowfish in CBC mode and SHA256, the following techniques are also used during the encryption process: Key stretching, Salt and Key derivation functions.

http://www.kruptos2.co.uk...ption.html

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 26 2013 at 12:51pm Copy Link

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Zoran Paljevic Thanks.

Feb 26 2013 at 4:11pm Copy Link

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Dillon Geo How does this work with cloud service, e.g., Dropbox? Consider this scenario:
A file under a Dropbox directory was encrypted by Kruptos2, then it is opened for editing, then it is saved (but not closed).
Will an unencrypted version of this file be left on the cloud?

Feb 26 2013 at 5:34pm Copy Link

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Brad Hello,

Trying to buy Kryptos, but I keep getting a dialog box with the message, This Product is out stock. Any ideas?

I have Windows 8 64-bit and have tried both browsers IE10, and Chrome.

Thanks, Brad

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Kelly Major Same here I went to purchase and I just get the "Out of Stock" message.

It's late and I'm not going to have an opportunity to purchase yet tonight.

Hopefully you can make arrangements to let me make the purchase as soon as this issue is resolved.

Thanks! - KEM

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Brad I'm with KEM, its late on the West coast and I am headed to bed.

Perhaps they will have it resolved within the next hour or two, but I will surely miss it.

I hope there are alternate arrangements for purchase for those who wanted to buy but were prevented by what appears to be a web store glitch.

Cheers, Brad

Feb 26 2013 at 9:33pm Copy Link

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Thiru Apologies to the guys who have tried to purchase Kruptos 2 Professional and received an ‘Out of Stock’ message. Our serial key provider did not inform us that the key database was running low. Needless to say I’ll be chasing this up with them. You should now be able to purchase.

In the mean time we’ll keep the discount code available for a further 24 hours for those who have missed the deal.

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 26 2013 at 10:04pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Dillon,

It would depend on what mechanism you used. If you double clicked the file and Kruptos 2 opened your file in ‘Auto re-encryption’ mode then unencrypted versions would not be stored in the cloud. This is because Kruptos 2 takes a copy of your encrypted file and stores it in a temporary location (outside of your Dropbox folder) and all changes saved are to the temporary file. When you close the file it is at that point when your original is updated with the new content.

If you choose to simply decrypt the file then yes temporary data could be stored in the cloud. Obviously my advice would be to use the auto re-encryption method.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 26 2013 at 10:10pm Copy Link

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Brad Hey Steve

Thanks for resolving the store issue?

Made my purchase just a little bit ago. Finally headed to bed for good.

Thanks Again! - Brad

Feb 26 2013 at 10:43pm Copy Link

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Kelly Major @steve beckett
Thanks. I just happened to wake up and saw this was resolved. I tried it and the code given does not work but I tried the code from earlier and it worked fine.

I sent an email requesting the software be registered to this email address. Unfortunately I have a custom PayPal email address and it will not let me use any other email for purchasing. I can't use the no PP account option because then it complains my CC is registered with a PP account. Very annoying. I've complained to them countless times about this.

Anyway, I've got the software and the license code so all is good!

Thanks - KEM

Feb 27 2013 at 12:49am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Everybody,

Kruptos 2 Go is now available at:
http://www.kruptos2.co.uk...os2go.html

Regards
Steve

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VLM I was going to ask whether Kruptos Pro can encrypt files on any device ... USB, NAS, etc. Now I see the additional offer for Kruptos 2 Go USB Vault. I wonder whether the vendor might provide a few comments distinguishing these two products.

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Chris The fine print says "Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for the lifetime of the product."
But their site says "Please note: if you are a current registered user of Kruptos 2 Professional version 3.xx your activation code will not work with version 4.xx and you will need to purchase an upgrade licence (60% discount)"

So which is it?

Thank you....

Apr 30 2014 at 7:39am Copy Link

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Thiru Hello Chris,

For Bits Du Jour customers we have agreed on providing free updates for life for BitsDuJour customers, even if the upgrade policy for the products is free upgrades per major + minor release.

Over the past 4 years we've released 31 free versions and 1 paid upgrade so this is not something you’ll need to consider very often. When we do release a new major version simply drop us an email and your new activation key will be on its way…

Thanks
Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Apr 30 2014 at 7:49am Copy Link

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Chris Thanks for the fast reply, I'm on the want list.

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CL Steve,
Thanks for the clarification. I bought both the Pro and 2 Go versions (separate purchases through an earlier bitsdujour promotion). In my previous inquiry, i was told that you no longer support lifetime upgrades. Does this free lifetime upgrade policy apply to to those who purchase the software at earlier promotions or only to current promotion. I also send another email to you (at "Support

kruptos2.co.uk") regarding this issue. Thank you.

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Thiru Hi Chong,

We’ll absolutely honor all previous Bits Du Jour purchases when it comes to upgrades. Simply drop us an email and we’ll get your version 4.xx activation code to you ASAP.

Thanks
Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Apr 30 2014 at 9:15am Copy Link

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CL Steve. Thanks for the clarification. I have sent you an email to request for the activation code and have included information about my licenses.

Thanks again. You have been very responsive and helpful (both here and through emails).

Chong

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Thiru Hi Chong,

Your version 4.xx activation code is on its way...

Regards
Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Apr 30 2014 at 10:05am Copy Link

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CL Got It!!
Thanks Steve.

Chong

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Mappi75 I'am german can you please explain this sentence?

"Please note folks: the vendor agreed on providing free updates for life for BitsDuJour customers, even if the upgrade policy for the products is free upgrades per major + minor release. "

What does this mean:

when i buy this program now i only get future updates BUT NO upgrades?
And usual customers except BDJ customers - will get a real lifetime upgrade !?

May 3 2014 at 3:32am Copy Link

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Thiru Hello,

It simply means: as a BDJ customer you will get all updates for life, for free.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - May 3 2014 at 3:52am Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling They do keep there word on the free updates (latest versions). I purchase the software versions ago and have always been able to get the latest without additional cost.

I am going to add the mobile version. Thanks for the offer.

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Mappi75 Thank you very much, great news!

Bought Kruptos 2 Go - Bundle before you answered.

Thanks for your offer!

Edit:

@Steve can you change this?

When i get help from the program it opens your website,
can you change this that my default browser is used (Firefox) and not the internetexplorer?

Is it possible to change?

May 3 2014 at 5:11am Copy Link

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Thiru Mappi75,

Unfortunately the the use of IE is hardwired into the software. We'll fix this in the next release so the default browser is opened.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - May 3 2014 at 6:43am Copy Link

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Thomas Evans I purchased Krupos2 in a previous BitsduJour offering. Do I also get free lifetime upgrades. If so how would I go about getting them?

May 3 2014 at 7:35am Copy Link

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Thiru Thomas,

Just drop us an email (with you original order number) and we'll send your version 4.xx activation code.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - May 3 2014 at 7:37am Copy Link

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John H I have been using Kruptos for a few years now and find it excellent for single file, single folder and other small to medium size encryption jobs. The right click interface is perfect and well thought out.

Free updates or not, this is one piece of software well worth paying for.

I finally have my first Linux computer. I expect to migrate all my computers to Linux once I find a suitable CAD package. Will Kruptos ever be available for Linux?

May 3 2014 at 8:26am Copy Link

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John Gee Bought, but cannot download. The Kruptos2 sites are all playing badly.

May 3 2014 at 7:49pm Copy Link

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Thiru John,

I've checked the site and everything seems ok, did you manage to download the Software?

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - May 3 2014 at 11:14pm Copy Link

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J S Hi Steve, I've just walked in the door and noticed your Deal.

I contacted You right near the very end of the 2013 about buying a Bundle from You & I think the BitsDuJour Moderators also got involved initially - at least going on my memory and then I spent over a month in hospital due to an unexpected infection and by the time I got back home I thought it would be rude to remind you about something over a month old.

Anyways, I wont get the time to find emails and compile all of the details etc before the deal expires.

So this comment is just a heads up and I'll contact you again in the next few hours (all being well)

May 3 2014 at 11:58pm Copy Link

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Mappi75 Thx Steve!

Only one question:

Is it possible to create a new encrypted file - without rename the original file?
So that i have the original file and a second encrypted file?

May 4 2014 at 2:30am Copy Link

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Mappi75 Is it possible to make an option for creating a new folder for self-extracting exe files ?

That would be nice and faster than creating a new folder in the explroer :)

May 4 2014 at 2:30am Copy Link

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Peter Martin how do you get or use the password hint?

Oct 1 2014 at 1:42am Copy Link

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Thiru Peter,

You can either select the encrypted file then right click choose Kruptos 2 Professional | 'View Hint' or within the software, select the file, right click and choose properties.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 1 2014 at 1:56am Copy Link

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Pim Joosten I am looking for a replacement for TrueCrypt. What I do (a.o.) in TrueCrypt is that I have a container that contains all my client files. This container has a volume label in Windows if I open it in TrueCrypt. All files in this volume are automatically encrypted, also when a file is added.

I installed a trial version of the program, looked at your website and read all previous comments here, but to me it seems that I have to encrypt added files manually every time I add a file to a folder. What I would like to have is that a file is added to a folder (or volume) it is automatically encrypted. Is/will this be possible? If so, how?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Oct 1 2014 at 5:18am Copy Link

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Thiru Pim,

No this is not possible with Kruptos 2 Professional.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 1 2014 at 5:34am Copy Link

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John H I have been using Kruptos for years and it is an excellent program. I now have a Linux machine that I am slowly learning. Can Kruptos work with LInux?
Thanks

Oct 1 2014 at 6:23am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi John,

Unfortunately no nor do we have plans to port in the future... yet.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 1 2014 at 6:25am Copy Link

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John H Steve
I find Linux Mint operating system truly elegant and light which I cannot say for most free open source programs. TrueCrypt is especially clunky which is why I think Kruptos is especially elegant.

I still use my computer to compute and design things. I see Microsoft Windows as an entertainment system and marketing tool that owns my computer. Not the optimum environment for doing proprietary design work. Please consider some kind of Linux support.

One suggestion. Using "Encrypt" from the right context menu, the user is required to type the password in twice without ever seeing the password text.

Please give us the choice to see the password text and only enter it in once. The current method slows me down and forces me to use a shorter password. I bet 99 percent of your users are never in a situation with someone looking over their shoulder to where the password has to be hidden.

Thanks for a great program all these years.

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Thiru Hi John,

I'm with you on the Linux front, after the initial learning curve its great. Problem is, we've just not had the interest in porting it over, things re changing however so you never know in the future.

If you're using the latest version of Kruptos 2 Professional there is a new option to see your password whilst typing. Interestingly, when when the feature was added we allowed the user to enter their password once if the password was in plain text.We reverted back to the dual password entry after many legitimate concerns about [mis]typing in a single passwords.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 1 2014 at 7:18am Copy Link

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FinanceGuy I see that you sell Kruptos 2 Go as a bundle. Could this be installed on a regular PC to use encrypted containers, or is it restricted to USB devices only?

Also, I noticed that your website has hardly any company information. No contact info either, besides an email address. While your software looks useful, it makes me somewhat hesitant to purchase encryption software from an unknown source.

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Thiru Hi Flo,

Kruptos 2 Go will only work on external USB devices, however we are considering extending this to standard computers, watch this space....

In terms of our company, is there anything specific that you'd like to know about?

What I can say is we're a small focused team based in the north of England and been in business for around ten years (that's the period of time Kruptos 2 has been available). As you point out we do not publish our telephone number, this is simply to keep costs down and keep us focused on what we do best. Our 24 hour email support is very responsive and should cover all your support needs.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 2 2014 at 7:35am Copy Link

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John Hood What version is the Prof 64bit? I already have Kruptos Prof Build 4.0.0.1 and don't want to waste money buying K again.

If my build is old, what button to I push to update it or do I need to buy it again here?

BTW, I dumped Axcrypt for Kruptos. Yours is much better.

Thanks, John

Oct 2 2014 at 7:49am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi John,

Your version is the latest version so no need to upgrade.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 2 2014 at 7:52am Copy Link

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FinanceGuy @Steve

That is great about extending Kurptos 2 Go to regular PC's. Do you have an approximate time frame for this?

Regarding your company... I am no expert, but I know that the implementation of encryption in a software product most important. What is your team's experience/expertise in programming encryption software? Are there any independent reviews or audits of Kruptos? A Google search did not come up with much. Sorry if I sound paranoid, it is nothing against you or your company, but I just feel that if would help if you could provide more background information to make folks like me feel more comfortable that you are not the GCHQ. :-)

Oct 2 2014 at 8:56am Copy Link

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Peter Martin Please tell us more about

Double-click integration
Kruptos 2 Professional will automatically re-encrypt your file when you're finished editing so you don't have to worry about your file being left unsecured.

How does that work? Does Kruptos 2 allow one to change an encrypted file with out leaving a unencrypted residue? Does it decrypt the file lets you change it then re-encrypt the file automatically? Does it incinerate the unencrypted file residue or just delete it allowing others to undelete it? Does this work with the 2-go USB version.

As a suggestion, In future editions, You might consider a feature of automatically encrypting and backing up a file after modification. Like making an automatically encrypted backup (to a different location) of a file every-time it is modified.

Thank you for your help

Peter

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Thiru Hi Peter,

Double click integration works like this:

1) Double click your encrypted file
2) Enter your password
3) Kruptos 2 will then decrypt your file to a temporary location then open it for editing\viewing
4) Whilst viewing\editing Kruptos 2 waits in the background for you to finish
5) When you're finished editing Kruptos 2 re-encrypts the file, runs some integrity checks then finally destroys (shred) all temporary files

Note Kruptos 2 also has measures in place for unexpected situations such as power outages whilst editing your files.

Kruptos 2 Go works in the same manner.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 2 2014 at 10:59am Copy Link

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Thiru @Flo,

Your right to be paranoid since the NSA and other big brother agencies have a lot of power, this is one of the reasons I personally don't trust security programs from huge companies like MS and Apple.

All i can do is assure you our software has no back-doors or hidden NSA secret doors, however the only way to be sure is have the code checked over by an expert who isn't in the governments pocket. Expensive!

Our security expertise comes from university research projects and the proceeding years of implementing file encryption software (10 years). We ALWAYS write our software to industry standards and ALWAYS use unmodified open source algorithms (AES, Blowfish, SHA256). You can find more about how we write our software here: http://www.kruptos2.co.uk...ption.html

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Oct 2 2014 at 11:11am Copy Link

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FinanceGuy Steve - thanks for your response!

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Mark Johnson I just did a trial of your product and have a general comment but also have run into some problems.

First the general comment - the name "Kruptos 2" is an odd naming convention because it is easy for people to think the '2' part is the version number. As in, "While reviewing file encryption software I did not look at Kruptos because it has been version Kruptos 2 for several years now and has never been updated to Kruptos 3".

--- Ok, problems:

1. I want obscured file names and hidden file extensions. I have 'Hide file extensions' checked in options, and when encrypting have 'Disguise filename' checked. Result: The setting for hiding file extensions is ignored, and I end up with obscured file names but the original extension is part of the file name as if I did not have the option selected. Info: The option 'Hide file extensions' seems to only work if the filename is not being obscured. If I am going to the trouble of obscuring the filenames I would definitely not want the extensions to be left fully visible!

Also on #1 -- I am confused on the way these things are organized. The ability to hide file extensions is a global setting, and is not available on the dialog for performing an actual encryption. The ability to obscure the filename is not a global setting, and is only available on the dialog for performing an actual encryption. I think these options should be grouped together, the user should be able to set a default for both, and both should be available for change

2.
A lot of people do not use Windows Explorer but instead use more powerful replacements. I use Directory Opus ( http://www.gpsoft.com.au/ ), but some people use Xplorer2 ( http://zabkat.com/ ), and there are a handful of other good quality ones that far exceed Windows Explorer. These act as complete replacements for Win Explorer, and basically users never touch Windows Explorer again.

In Directory Opus 11: The context menu encryption/decryption does not work at all if any folder is selected. The encryption only works if files are selected. No error is given and the software goes through its paces as if it is working, but no success dialog appears and nothing is encrypted. For example, in a folder with 8 files and 2 child folders I can select 1-8 of those files and the process works fine. However, if I try to also include one of the folders, then no work is done but no errors result. The same problem exists with the other context menu actions (zip, etc.)
Control test: I brought up Windows Explorer and tried the same thing. All features worked when a folder was selected in Windows Explorer.
Need: Please make changes needed to ensure the product works correctly from the context menu in the major Windows Explorer replacements.

3. The app is not aware of changes done through the explorer context menu. In the app I created a project with a couple of folders of encrypted files. In the explorer context menu I decrypted a handful of files in one of those folders. Opening the project in the app, the currently decrypted files still showed to be encrypted. Decrypting the project through the app caused errors on those files that were decrypted manually. The project display then showed those files to be encrypted, and the rest of the project to be decrypted. I saw no way to update the project to be aware that those project members had been decrypted manually.

I was going to test this one more thoroughly but was not allowed by the application as my trial had elapsed. That was pretty frustrating since I had only been using the trial for a few minutes.

4. The trial is not sufficient to give the app a good workout. Since the trial restriction is not a timeframe but instead a count of how many actions you can take in the app, it needs to be more generous.

5. As explained above, my trial expired when I was in the middle of testing #3. At that point all files in the project were decrypted (a few manually and the rest through the app's project decrypt). The app was displaying the project incorrectly as the ones that were manually decrypted still showed as encrypted files. I then closed the app without clicking a 'Save' button. I then reopened the app, and it automatically tried to reopen my last-used project. Instead of displaying the project, a popup appeared that stated "Kruptos 2 has detected that the following files are missing from your project". A list below that showed all files in the entire project, with their encrypted (obscured) names. These names were of course not valid since I had decrypted the project just before closing the app and reopening it. The dialog that said all the files were missing from the project would not allow me to continue without either removing 100% of the files from the project (one by one) or readding the files to the project (one by one) by browsing to where files matching the names of each obscured file name was.

Summary of problem: It seems that a lot of things related to projects are broken. If you decrypt a project and then forget to click the save button when exiting, it appears you might as well go to wherever you saved the project file and delete it before reopening the app, as it will painfully make you go through each file in the app individually and remove it from the project or locate it by the (non-existent) filename somewhere on disk. Also if you encrypt or decrypt through the explorer context menu any files that are part of a project, you have just broken the project and will have to manually remove and readd those files to the project.

6. Minor bug, but should be fixed... In the app if you go to the 'View' tab and turn off the Explorer and then turn it on again, the Explorer will be covering a good bit of the rest of the screen. You have to resize the Explorer window to get the rest of the screen to pop into place where it should be.

--- Not bugs but desperately needed in the app:

A) A way to open the app without it always opening the last project you worked on.

B) It needs to keep track of its projects. You should be able to get a list of projects, not have to browse to where you saved each individual project. This feeds directly into A) above; if the app opened displaying a list of projects to select from that would be perfect.

C) I like that the app has the option to remember your password after you have entered it once in a session. To ensure nobody else has access to the session password all you have to do is close the app. That is great. However, the application needs to use that session password to the user's advantage more. For example, when you are looking at a project that has filenames obscured, all you see are hundreds of rows of gibberish names. With those gibberish names there is no way to select one or two files to decrypt, you have to decrypt the entire project. It would be much better if there was an option to also display the decrypted file names in the grid. Of course for that option the password would have to entered (or already in the session).

Conclusion: I like the app and came close to purchasing it. It is bugs #3 and #5 above that kept me from pulling the trigger. The ability to so easily destroy the 'projects' that are such an important part of the application causes me to conclude there's hardly any testing going on of product features. Perhaps I'll take a look again at the app in a year or two when hopefully feature testing is taken a little more seriously. The app has a lot of potential and hopefully improvements will come.

Thanks, Mark.

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yabatopia @Pim I use Steganos Safe for automatic folder encryption. You can also use it to encrypt your Dropbox, Google Drive or Microsoft SkyDrive folders for secure cloud storage.

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Peter Martin The password hint, the ability to safely and easily modify encrypted files, and the free updates for life sold me...I bought a license. This is potentially a great product that is well worth whatever I paid for it.

I too was a little concerned that the company was small and does not have a big name or a reputation to protect...I am paranoid...Thanks goodness for paranoid people...I'll bet a significant portion of your customer base are paranoid people... ;-}

In the website there are 4 well known reviewers who gave good reviews...These are reviewers I trust and have a reputation to protect. I am reassured by this.

Once again thank you for this product and I hope you continue in your endeavors

Peter Martin

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Rick Truell Steve Beckett: "All i can do is assure you our software has no back-doors or hidden NSA secret doors,

I'm sorry to have to tell you this, and I mean no offense, but your assurance means nothing. RSA was assuring people for more than 2 decades that their encryption products had no back door in them. And yet, it was just recently revealed that their products do indeed have, and always have had, a back door in them, required and financed by the NSA...thus rendering RSA products useless for security uses. Worse yet, and a horrible black mark against people that say that Open Source security products are the best because anyone can examine the source code for problems, the source code for RSA's products was poured over by thousands of people over the years, and yet none of those people found/noticed the back door.

"however the only way to be sure is have the code checked over by an expert who isn't in the governments pocket. Expensive! "

Perhaps so, but it is what you *must* do in order for your security products to be taken seriously. If your security products are not *certified* to be clean of back doors, "call home" routines, malware, etc., then there are thousands and thousands of people that will never come anywhere near your products. Maybe it's expensive...but it's the cost of doing business in the security field. Few people are simply going to "take your word for it"...certainly not after the RSA debacle.

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Thiru Guys,

Apologies for the delay, some ISP issues.

My personal viewpoint is all feedback is very welcome, good or bad. Some good points have been raised and will be looked into and potentially fixed in the next release (a couple of the issues have already been fixed and are in test as we speak)

I can't comment on third party explorer applications as Kruptos 2 is written specifically For Windows, which 99.9% of people use.

I'll write again about our company shortly, once our ISP issues have been resolved.

Last words, all feedback makes our software the best it can be and is always welcome. Thanks guys!

Thanks

Steve

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Danny Why won't my here purchased version not upgrade? It asks me to upgrade via the email to 50%, while I bought the past year here!

Mar 10 2015 at 8:41am Copy Link

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Thiru Hello there,

Send me an email ( steve at kruptos2.co.uk) and I'll be sure to get your version 5 key to you!

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 10 2015 at 8:49am Copy Link

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Danny @Steve Beckett,

Thank you very much! But how is it going further into the future?
Isn't it easier to to spend a Lifetime Licence key for the BDJ customers?
So 1 key access to all future upgrade versions.
Like I see your comment in response, thanks in advance!

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Tuomas Can you add new feature: Send encrypted files to cloud (Dropbox, GDrive, OneDrive etc)?

Mar 11 2015 at 4:17am Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Thomas,

Your suggestions are already on the todo list for version 5.2. 5.1. is a bug fix release for HD screens and will fly later this week we'll then start on 5.2

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 11 2015 at 4:22am Copy Link

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Tuomas Steve Beckett,

Nice to know!

Why you don't offer to create Encrypted Partition or something, like TrueCrypt. Like all files is sync in encrypted vault or partition?

PS. It is Tuomas ;)

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disenchanted Hi,

I tried to visit your website from work to get more info on your product(s).
I was blocked from accessing your website by one of our servers and the reasons for blocking your website are:

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Reason:
This Websense category is filtered: Malicious Web Sites. Sites in this category may pose a security threat to network resources or private information, and are blocked by your organization.

URL: http://www.kruptos2.co.uk/
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I just wanted to make you aware of this, as I'm sure that no business selling products online wants their website to be blocked, nor classified as a "malicious" website. It's bad for business.

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Thiru Thanks for letting me know.

These types of errors tend to be due to over cautious system administrators and their draconian internet browsing policies. still... I'll check this out.

Thanks!

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 11 2015 at 12:29pm Copy Link

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Danny @Steve Beckett,

We now have with each new upgrade version to send an email for an upgrade license key?

Mar 11 2015 at 12:51pm Copy Link

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Northern sp. z o.o. Hello.
I'm very intersted Your software, but i have a few questions;
1.download link is corrupted : http://www.kruptos2.co.uk...os2Pro.exe
2. I'm very glad to look filename encryption, but can i preview orginal filename without decrypt (on kruptos off course) - for example i use folder on dropbox , and now i must decrypt all files to find specific... ???
Regards

Mar 11 2015 at 1:32pm Copy Link

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Thiru hello,

1) You can download the latest version from here: www.kruptos2.co.uk/files/Kruptos2Pro.exe

2) Yes but you will have to enter the correct password to view the filename.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 11 2015 at 2:33pm Copy Link

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Sputnik @ Steve Beckett

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Quotation from Steve Beckett, 2 ½ years ago (Oct 14 2012 at 12:11am) :

Moving your files is a problem since your Kruptos 2 project does not know where you have moved your file too. Your problem has highlighted a bug in the program as Kruptos 2 should notify you if a file has been removed or is missing, this will be fixed in the next release. My advice would be to always use the hint field; this way if you’re in this situation you can check the password hint and move it to the appropriate project.

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Does the problem have been fixed ?

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Thiru "Kruptos 2 should notify you if a file has been removed or is missing, this will be fixed in the next release" yes this has been fixed. e.g. if you remove a file from your computer that is in your Kruptos 2 library then you will be notified about the missing file when you start the software

Steve

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Sputnik @ Steve Beckett

OK, but what about if I would transfert a crypted file which belongs to a "project", to another location ?

Also, does your answer means that Kruptos can't specify where the crypted file has been transferred ?

Thank you !

Mar 11 2015 at 3:17pm Copy Link

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Danny Sorry, again I asked: We now have with each new upgrade version to send an email for an upgrade license key?

Mar 11 2015 at 10:38pm Copy Link

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Thiru Danny,

We currently have no way to identify BitsDuJour customers, for now. Since a major upgrade only comes along every year or two then I guess one email per year isn’t so bad considering the free upgrade ? In terms of offering a special BDJ lifetime licence, in theory this is a great idea but in practice this would leave the software wide open to piracy as we would have a static licencing system (we change this every release).

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 12 2015 at 12:02am Copy Link

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Thiru Sputnik,

"OK, but what about if I would transfert a crypted file which belongs to a "project", to another location ?" then as far as the software is concerned that file no longer exists.

All software is the same, for example if you create a MS Word document then later move it to a new location or delete when you try to open it via Word's recent file list you'll be informed that the file no longer exists and given the option to remove it. There is no way to avoid this situation other than don't move the file!

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 12 2015 at 12:06am Copy Link

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Northern sp. z o.o. Steve : 2) Yes but you will have to enter the correct password to view the filename.

How can i do it ? i tried many ways...
Kruptos is briliant i'm buying two bundle licenses :)
Regards

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Thiru "How can i do it ? i tried many ways... " If you are using Windows Explorer then right click the file then choose 'View File name'

If you're using the Library then you'll have to wait for version 5.1 (later this week) as there is a bug that wont allow you to view the file name - ordinarily this option is part of the encryption group.

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Sputnik @ Steve Beckett

Thank you for your answer, but I would just like to check something more with you about this subject.

Could Kruptos, when it is opening up, check the Master File Table of each drive currently opened to make a list of all the files crypted by itself, so that Kruptos may show, in a special folder inside the porjects' tree, all the crypted files that do not belong to an existing project.

By this way it would be easier for the user to transfer to an existing project any file which would no longer be listed in any project because this file would have been moved by the user to another location after it has been assigned to a particular project.

I have also a question about the special licensing of Kruptos for BitsDuJour's customers. It is written, at the beginning of this page, that these customers will have a Liftetime License. OK, but if you ever change your mind on this, will the customers who would have bought Kruptos while this special licensing would have been active keep their Lifetime License ?

How would you do to distinguish the BitsDuJour's customers who benefits from such a licensing from the customers who don't ?

Thank you very much for your availability !

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Thiru Sputnik,

Yes we could do this but as you would imagine searching the entire file table is not practical and would be very slow, so that idea isn’t going to work.

What we’ve considered is this: if you encrypt\decrypt or shred a file within Windows Explorer then we could update your Kruptos 2 library with the new information. Again there is a performance hit here if you have thousands of files in your library. This idea is actually on the to-do list for version 5.2 and will become an option.

In terms of the BDJ upgrade offer, this is the 3rd promotion we’ve done with this agreement and see no reason to change things. As it stands there is no way to distinguish BDJ customers from normal customers, with that in mind when a new major version is released you will need to contact us and we’ll do the rest. It’s also worth noting that this arrangement is for the promotion only and does not cover the everyday discount deal.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 12 2015 at 3:39am Copy Link

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Sputnik @ Steve Beckett

I have some difficulties to understand why it would take a long time for Kruptos to make a listing of all the files which would have been crypted by it.

Take a free searching software as "Everything" : this sofware is able to give you almost instant results when you indicate what to search for. Even if you search for a file or folder you have just added a moment ago, "Everything" will show you this file or folder in an instant manner.

Why could you not implement such a searching engine inside Kruptos so that it could search automatically when it opens up and show instant results like "Everything" ?

You may find the software "Everything" at this address : http://www.voidtools.com/

The idea about which you talk in your last comment and that you want to implement in the version 5.2 doesn't concern what I am talking about and this idea would be of no use for me, so that I would not activate this option.

As for the licensing question, I was talking about distinguishing between BDJ customers only and not between BDJ customers and normal customers. My question was : how will you distinguish between BDJ customers who benefit from Lifetime License from BDJ customers who don't ?

Thank you !

Mar 12 2015 at 4:17am Copy Link

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Thiru Sputnik,

We're getting off topic here. Kruptos 2 Professional is about file encryption, not a file searching (this is the same for any other product that produces custom files).

You can be sure that there has been a lot of work from the guys who produced 'Everything' so performance is great. You could use that utility to search for your encrypted files and add them to your library, no?

To be perfectly honest, I believe we’ve has 2 requests out of 500,000 users spanning 10 years for this kind of behaviour, we specialise in security and will keep it that way.

As I said in my previous reply we don’t distinguish between BDJ customers, the only difference is BDJ customers don’t pay for major upgrades, that’s it!

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 12 2015 at 4:32am Copy Link

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Thiru Guys!

We've just released version 5.1.

If your using Windows 8.1. and lucky enough to have a HD display then you should take the update as it fixes the ugly scaling issues.

As mention earlier we've also added the 'View original filename' option to your library.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 12 2015 at 4:44am Copy Link

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Tuomas I buy that program Bundle :)

Mar 12 2015 at 7:16am Copy Link

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Roger Rabbit I bought the lifetime license when this was on BDJ last time round and when I received an email 2 days ago telling me about the new version 5, I emailed Support for a license key and received one from Steve within minutes! (Depends on your time zone of course.) Seems to me if they are going to especially include a lifetime license it’s not a great chore for me to send an email whenever a new version is released to request an updated license code.
I was very pleased with version 4, but 5 is even better, with just a single password to open the software which can then be used with subsequent encryptions.
Thoroughly excellent software and a bargain to boot!
Roger

Mar 12 2015 at 8:56am Copy Link

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Danny @Steve Beckett,

Thanks for your reply, but still unclear! My question: should we, BDJ-buyers, every time you send an email to at new upgrade versions?

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Sputnik @ Steve Beckett

I am sorry to have bothered you with my questions concerning Kruptos Library, it was because this Library is, from my point of view, the greatest benefit of Kruptos over the freeware "AxCrypt", which is able to do essentially the same as Kruptos when it is strictly a question of crypting.

Because of the way this Library works, I think that I will stay with AxCrypt.

Thank you very much for your efforts.

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Lupke Brother @ Steve Beckett

How does the license policy work for USB vault? Do I need a license for each USB drive? Or one license to use on all my usb drives?

Mar 12 2015 at 10:24am Copy Link

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_*_ @Steve Beckett, like Danny above, I too purchased in the past and when I try to install it tells me my registration key is invalid.
I am sending an email to as listed above.
Hope this gets sorted out.
Thanks

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B Josephs Wow - thanks for the lifetime upgrade (I paid for the version 4 upgrade...).I nabbed the bundle.

Thanks Steve and BDJ!

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Thiru @Lupke Brother,

Kruptos 2 Go is licensed per user which means you can install the software on any number of USB devices.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 12 2015 at 11:13am Copy Link

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Thiru Guys,

Everyone who mentioned their upgrade key, you should all have them now. If not, shout up.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 12 2015 at 11:14am Copy Link

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_*_ @Steve Beckett, thank you so much; it is greatly appreciated.

Mar 12 2015 at 11:48am Copy Link

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Matt Hi Steve,

Thank you for cheerfully and consistently honoring your Free Lifetime Upgrades!

I will also be sending you an email requesting my new key as well.

Thank you!

Mar 12 2015 at 11:53am Copy Link

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Lupke Brother @ Steve Beckett

How does the license policy work for USB vault? Do I need a license for each USB drive? Or one license to use on all my usb drives?

Mar 12 2015 at 12:15pm Copy Link

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Thiru @Lupke Brother

Kruptos 2 Go is licensed per user which means you can install the software on any number of USB devices.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 12 2015 at 12:20pm Copy Link

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Lupke Brother Thank you, bought it.

Mar 12 2015 at 12:56pm Copy Link

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Matt Thanks Steve for the new key!

Mar 12 2015 at 1:28pm Copy Link

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Mike Shanahan Hi Steve,

Who developed Kruptos 2? Is this just using a crypto library or was this built from the ground up by cryptographers? Are you a crypto professional? I ask because all the security professionals say almost all problems with any crypto program is the *implementation*.

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Thiru Hi Mike,

I was one of the original developers of Kruptos 2. It started life as a thin layer above the Blowfish algorithm, MD5 and other common techniques to enable users to encrypt files.

Over the past 10 years or so it has evolved to what you see today. We're not cryptographers but rather security specialist that use the expertise of cryptographers and their algorithms.

"security professionals say almost all problems with any crypto program is the *implementation*." - this is so, so true. !

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 12 2015 at 2:20pm Copy Link

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Peter S Dear Steve,

I've only just got in the door and don't have time to read the 40 odd comments above:

Is there anything on today's order/receipt or PREViOUS Bits Du Jour order/receipts that indicates the following Lifetime Updates info:

"... the vendor agreed on providing free updates for life for BitsDuJour customers ..."

Reason I'm asking: I made my 2nd purchase of Kruptos software but this time it was the Bundle in 3rd/4th October 2014 BUT there is nothing that indicates Bits Du Jour customer - although I have ONLY purchased computer software through Bits Du Jour Specials since mid 2009.

I only have access to my email records at present, as I'm trying to recover some records that were incorrectly deleted by 'this stupid user'. Those records include SCREENSHOTS That I Always Take of Bits Du Jour page and purchasing screens too.

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Reason I say my "2nd purchase of Kruptos software is because the first time I inadvertently found myself in hospital part way through purchase procedure and from memory I contacted you in once I got out of hospital and because of that entire kerfuffle (incorrect spelling?) I never asked you if my original purchase qualified for the "... the vendor agreed on providing free updates for life for BitsDuJour customers ..." that You have run on Bits Du Jour offerings over the last few years.

Many many many thanks

Mar 12 2015 at 11:41pm Copy Link

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Thiru Hi Peter, If you can drop me a quick email we can sort something out.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 13 2015 at 12:11am Copy Link

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TESS273 Hi, Steve,

I think Kruptos 2 doesn't support Korean Characters.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2...h51_50.png

I hope that you can fix this issue. :P Thanks.

Mar 13 2015 at 3:16am Copy Link

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Sukru Boztepe I purchased “Kruptos 2 Go – Bundle” through BitsDuJour yesterday and made a payment through payPal. I have not received a license key yet. Dou you have a record of me purchasing it? it should be under t..

serviceguy.com

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Thomas Evans I understood that owners of Krupos ver. 4 were entitled to the new ver. 5 as a free upgrade. I upgraded to ver. 5 from the trial version. How do I get it to accept my ver.s 4 key, I can't seem to get it to work. I had hope it would automatically accept the key but I was wrong.

Mar 13 2015 at 7:29am Copy Link

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Thiru Thomas,

You will need a version 5 activation code. Please email me and I will sort your code out.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 13 2015 at 7:47am Copy Link

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Thiru Sukru,

I'll check our records and get back to you via email....

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 13 2015 at 7:48am Copy Link

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TESS273 @Steve,

You didn't answer my question. Why? I'm just wondering about your opinion and I do not think it's unreasonable to ask as product purchaser.

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Cary Adams @Sputnik ... Axcrypt hasn't been developed since 2011, and it offers only 128-bit encryption... pretty weak if you ask me. If your crypt needs are basic you can survive with EncryptOnClick or 7-zip, but neither obfuscates filename, or offers the degree of features found here. But Axcrypt? No.

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Sputnik @ Cary Adams

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Axcrypt hasn't been developed since 2011, and it offers only 128-bit encryption... pretty weak if you ask me.
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But the fact is that I... won't ask you ! ;-)

Seriously, AES-128 is still secure enough to secure your personal italian's spaghetti sauce recipe or even your income tax declaration.

People who gets all that is necessary to crack AES-128, if it's possible, will not lose their time with people like you and me that are not billionaires or millionaires from which to steal money, or who doesn't possess any information which would be interesting for the NSA, the CIA and maybe the FBI.

As of the obfuscation of the filenames, I would not personally use that function.

Yes, Kruptos has a little better security compared to AxCrypt (AES-256 vs AES-128) and a couple of additional functionalities over AxCrypt, but I don't really need these.

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Thiru 128 bit encryption is fine if, and it’s a big if, everything is written correctly, the best mode of operations is used, the best key derivative scheme is used and so on.

You'd be surprised at how many people use the encrypt filename feature, we're talking tens of thousands here. Each person has their own requirements, if our software fits the bill then great, welcome aboard!

If AXCrypt suits your needs then that’s fine, move along, nothing to see here…

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 13 2015 at 10:40am Copy Link

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Thiru @TESS273

Kruptos 2 Professional does not support Unicode character sets, yet. I say yet as version 5.3/5.4 will be Unicode compliant.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Mar 13 2015 at 10:44am Copy Link

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Sputnik @ Steve Beckett

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Quote : 128 bit encryption is fine if, and it’s a big if, everything is written correctly, the best mode of operations is used, the best key derivative scheme is used and so on.
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The same is true for 256 bit encryption.

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When I was writing that I would not use the obfuscation of the filenames functionality, I didn't had in mind to tell others what to do, I was just giving an answer to what Cary Adams told me in his preceding comment.

Axcrypt possesses such a functionality and I don't use it.

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BitsDuJour is a website wich allows customers and vendors to meet together, which has the effect to bring ideas to the vendors about their products or a better knowledge of their custumers and also allows customers to get a better price for their softwares. It is really a fair exchange.

BitsDuJour is also a kind of public space, which is neither the property of the customers or the vendors.

In my previous comment I was just showing politeness towards Cary Adams who spoke to me and by this actual comment I am just doing the same towards you.

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Noggin The Nog I purchased a licence for Kruptos 2 Pro via BitsDuJour on 23 December 2011. I have yet to receive confirmation from Kruptos that that licence has the benefit of the agreement to provide free updates for life. Could Kruptos please so confirm? How is the agreement given effect in the context of downloading a new version - is it implicit in the activation code for a licence purchased by BitsDuJour? Or what?

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Thiru Hello,

Buried somewhere in the above 230+ comments is our stance on upgrades for BDJ folks...

The short answer is yes, however we have no automated systems to detect where you purchased your activation code so you will need to contact us with your prior details and we'll send you out a new code.

Thanks
Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Nov 24 2015 at 5:29am Copy Link

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John Hood C'mon, Bits, how many times do we need to ask that the you and the author's description above always put the version number in that they are offering. I have been using Kruptos 2 for years on my PC's and most recently on my Samsung Phone.

You have the greatest service but it wastes our time asking and waiting for an answer or rooting it out on their websites.

Nov 24 2015 at 6:12am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @John Hood, For this promotion, the version of the product is put in the promotion page description and in the title. I am not sure I understand your question.

BitsDuJour Admin - Nov 24 2015 at 6:15am Copy Link

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riad af Can you ecplain how to deal with a whole 10 TB of cloud storage ?
Thanks

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Thiru Raid:

4TB of data is a lot, you’re really looking at enterprise level solutions, perhaps even hardware based for best performance. That said, Kruptos 2 will allow you to encrypt any number of files of any size but I would not recommend it for data that is in the terabytes.

Thanks
Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - Nov 24 2015 at 7:06am Copy Link

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John Hood To Constantin Florea: The version on my licensed copy is 5.0.0.4 and the Build is 5.0.0.4.

Where above do I see a version number akin to mine as being the same or newer? Kruptos 2 (Emphasis on the 2) is not the version number per se. the 5.0.0.4 is "my" version number visible when one opens the loaded software and searches for it in the Help tab.

Maybe it is too early in the morning but I am not seeing it or something similar above.

If above I am not seeing it.

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Constantin Florea @John Hood, I am sorry for the confusion on my side. You are correct. I have updated the version number in the promotion page accordingly.

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riad af what does the Kruptos 2 Go - Bundle include ?
+
Do the supported cloud services need to upload a 1 GB encrypted file every time a change is made or do they upload only the changed part only of the 1 GB file ?

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Thiru raid:

The bundle includes Kruptos 2 Go - a portable encryption utility and Kruptos 2 Professional - a windows based encryption product.

If you were to change a 1 GB file then yes, your cloud provider would upload the changes to your cloud storage.

Steve

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riad af Hi syeve
Do supported cloud upload only the changed part only inside of the 1 GB file OR the whole 1 GB even if the change is small ?
The answer to this question is very important to me, I would appreciate your help in this.

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Great News! Kruptos 2 Software has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Nov 25 2015 at 12:11am Copy Link

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John Hood As usual Constantin and Nico, you folks are the greatest and so is/are your website(s). Perhaps I could have been a little more clearer. Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate.

I meant to tell you that I (and maybe others) am noticing a trend throughout Software-dom. I am seeing quite a bit of software timing out on an annual basis aka becoming what could be labeled as Subscription-ware. It can be missed if the buyer is not a diligent reader of the authors' sites/descriptions. Some permit a lifetime subscription - at a significantly higher price. We in the buying community need to pay attention to this trend. Microsoft is a leader in this with their Office 365 annual re-up game. Free or cheap rides are becoming fewer every day. I do support author's who need to get paid for their work to put bread on the table, but they at the same time need to use bold font articulating their timeouts and subscriptions just to be fair to we buyers who buy on the run. Just saying....

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John Hood Re: Kruptos 2 Go USB Software. The Go USB software shows R:\K2Vault as an R: USB drive folder - There is no visible "K2Vault" folder on my R: (USB) drive.

Do I presume this is integrated inside and part of the Kruptos 2 GO executable that IS on the R: USB Drive?

If not, is the USB vault folder a hidden folder and if yes can it be seen as a hidden folder in the Safe mode? (I hope not, even though it is passworded).

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Noggin The Nog You say "Please note folks: the vendor agreed on providing free updates for life for BitsDuJour customers, even if the upgrade policy for the products is free upgrades per major + minor release.", but being a Bits du Jour customer, and having purchased my licence for Kruptos via Bits du Jour, when I asked for an update on that basis, Kruptos simply would not reply. I emailed them a number of times on an address that had worked for other communications, and so it seems they must have intended to ignore my request. I wonder therefore whether I have misunderstood the meaning of the statement I have quoted, and what it actually means. Could you please explain?

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Constantin Florea @Noggin The Nog, I've just contacted the vendor regarding the issue you mention.

BitsDuJour Admin - May 17 2016 at 2:41am Copy Link

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Thiru Hey there, Who'd you email?

I can assure you we always fulfill our upgrade promise.

Kruptos 2 Software - May 17 2016 at 3:05am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog You.

More specifically, 'support

kruptos2.co.uk'(the address used by your colleageue Laura) and 'root

kruptos2.co.uk' (the address you had previously written to me from) on 18 June, 19 June, 24 November (with attached emails showing my purchase of Kruptos 2 via Bits du Jour), 25 November, 27 November and 22 December 2015. Looking back, you replied on 18 June and then on 24 November saying "Do you not already have a version 5 activation code?", but did not respond to my subsequent 3 emails pointing out that I had not heard from you, and asking you to confirm that my licence carries with it free updates for life. I also included your colleague Laura, who corresponded from support

kruptos2.co.uk, in my email of 22 December because you were no longer replying to my enquiry. In that email I said:

"I do not appear to have heard from you.

Would you please provide me with a licence for v5, or shall I simply re-use my licence for v4? As I mentioned below, I purchased my licence for v4 via BitsDuJour."

I received no reply.

I hope that information is of assistance.

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Thiru Hello,

I've traced your email and we did send you a version 5 activation code, hence the "Do you not already have a version 5 activation code?"

As I recall, you installed version 5 then later uninstalled as you did not like the new library interface (which we discussed the pros/cons). I currently don't have full access to my emails so I'm not sure what happened after our conversation.

I'll take this offline and contact you later.

Kruptos 2 Software - May 17 2016 at 3:53am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog You did, and I cancelled shortly after, realising that there should have been a free upgrade, so I requested a free upgrade (the purchased licence no longer being valid after the refund) . We did discuss something about the interface. And I requested the free upgrade, but you did not reply to my request or subsequent emails pointing out that I had not heard from you.

Shall I have free updates for life, and will you send me a licence for version 6?

May 17 2016 at 4:31am Copy Link

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Thiru Yes. I'll email you as soon as I have access to my email client.

Thanks

Kruptos 2 Software - May 17 2016 at 5:06am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.

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John Hood I have version 6 but not sure I have the Vault. How do I check it? What do you need from me beside my email address or an offline conversation?

May 17 2016 at 10:34am Copy Link

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Thiru John,

Kruptos 2 Go - USB Vault is a different product that works only on portable USB devices, you can find out more here: http://www.kruptos2.co.uk...os2go.html

Kruptos 2 Software - May 17 2016 at 11:20am Copy Link

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Garry Camps can you please tell me whats included in the bundle, do i still get the kruptos pro. with all the other encryption software available (some for free) what can you tell me that makes kruptos worth buying ?.

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Thiru The bundle include Kruptos 2 Pro, a Windows based encryption program and Kruptos 2 Go, a portable USB encryption program.

You can find out all you need to know about the software here: www.kruptos2.com or you could spend some time reading the above comments as they have some very detailed information.

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Noggin The Nog Thanks Steve for the licence to version 6, now received under the free updates for life deal. Steve has told me to email him for licences for future upgrades. His email address is root

kruptos2.co.uk.

And thanks Constantin for contacting Steve about this.

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Noggin The Nog When I try to install the version downloaded from the "Download Trial" link above, it shows "This installer database contains the logic and data required to install Kruptos 2 Professional. 5.0.2.0", rather than v 6.0.0.1, which would appear from the information above to be the current version. When I download the free trial from the website, and compare it with v 5.0.2.0 using Beyond Compare, it is indeed a different file from v 5.0.2.0, and it appears to be v 6.0.2.0, and therefore presumably a later version than v 6.0.0.1. Is a bit of tidying up needed here? I presume the way to go is to download the trial from the Kruptos website and install that, and that that is in fact v 6.0.2.0. Is that correct?

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Thiru Yes.

The current version is 6.1.0.2

Kruptos 2 Software - May 18 2016 at 3:58am Copy Link

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Thiru I've just updated the downloadable version to the latest.

Kruptos 2 Software - May 18 2016 at 4:00am Copy Link

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Noggin The Nog Thank you.

You have not updated the link above entitled Download Trial, which is still v5.0.2.0.

When you hover over the version now downloadable from the website, it still says v6.0.2.0, and Beyond Compare shows it as v6.0.2.0.

When I try to install that version, I get:
Module C:\Program Files\Kruptos 2 Software\Kruptos 2 Professional\KruptosExplorer.dll failed to register. HRESULT
-2147024769. Contact your support personnel.

So there would appear still to be a few problems.

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Thiru Noggin,

I'm not sure where you are seeing version 5.0.2.0 as there is no such version available. The above version label is 6.0.0.1 which was correct when this deal started, we've just updated to 6.1.0.2.

The issue you are seeing is due to file permissions on your Windows machine, you'll need to make sure you're an administrator on your box.

Kruptos 2 Software - May 18 2016 at 5:15am Copy Link

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John Hood To Steve Beckett. I will rephrase the question. Your website has a page for the vault. The price is higher than here. I have and paid for Pro Version 6 not too long ago. Will you, can we just buy the vault at the price of 9.97 shown here?

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Thiru John,

Yes you can. Just click the "Get the Deal" button above and choose Kruptos 2 Go, the discount will be applied automatically.

Kruptos 2 Software - May 18 2016 at 5:53am Copy Link

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manu.v I just bought Kruptos 2 Bundle, but I only received the license to Kruptos for Windows, what I can do?

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Thiru Hi Manu,

You should have received both activation codes at the same time. If you email me with your Fastspring order ID I can sort this out for you ASAP.

Steve

Kruptos 2 Software - May 18 2016 at 6:16am Copy Link

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manu.v which is the email address. Thank you

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Thiru Manu,

try: http://www.kruptos2.co.uk/contact.html

Kruptos 2 Software - May 18 2016 at 6:26am Copy Link

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manu.v Problem solved, thank you very much Steve

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Bjondc Can you use the 2Go version on multiple USB drives?
(side question -- if so, do they all need to use the same password?)

The "fine print" on its BdJ page mentions computers, not e.g. thumb-drives, although one of the comments (from 2013) seems to say it's OK for multiple drives.

I have both K2Pro & 2Go from previous BdJ offers but haven't yet gotten to using them.

Nevermind! (sort of) The EULA on installation answered the question on multiple uses. I hope I'm correct that each USB can have its own p/w if desired?

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Mappi75 Still problems with extra long file names - since version 5.

Long file names cant be encrypted.

Still no solution ?

I contacted the support and they said it will be ok with the next update.

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Thiru Long file names should be fine.

In your case it was the use of a non-ASCII character within the filename.

Unfortunately, Kruptos 2 cannot handle Unicode characters, we're still looking into converting the code to use Unicode but it's is a very large task with many opportunities for security issues.

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Gerard User I have to say that I have contacted Steve several times for a new licence for the latest version, under the Bitsdujour free updates agreement, and the speed of his response has always astounded me. I have received the new licence within minutes of contacting him.

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Murderhead It would be great if this Encryption Tool would work more like Boxcryptor for Cloud Encryption. Maybe the Developer can make this happen in a future Update-/Upgrade? =)

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Mappi75 @Gerhard User

Yes i can confirm i sent Steve a minute ago an email for asking a v7 Code,
received his answer in a minute - top!

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Mappi75 Great software - no abo sh*t like others do!

Its not open source so nsa / especially GCHQ "could" be a problem.

For me its ok, i'am a normal home user with no very high top secret data which i have to hide.

For me its more for securing against data thieves and cloud uploads.

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DSS I purchased a couple years ago from BDJ but cannot get a response from kruptos support when tring to upgrade now. Help?

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Yudha Yan Kusuma Does lifetime free upgrade also apply to Kruptos 2 Go - USB Vault?

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Thiru @DDS if you let me know your email address I can get this sorted out for you.

@Yudha Yan Kusuma: Yes!

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DSS @Steve Beckett thanks so much. My email is internet at smithwellness.com

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PortablesFan @ Steve Beckett: just sent an e-mail by your website's contact form requesting license update--I got the Kruptos bundle and I'm PRETTY sure it was through a previous BdJ deal (3/13/15, $22.47), but if I didn't qualify for lifetime upgrades, I may consider re-purchasing today for that perk... Please let me know, thanks!

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PortablesFan ...Also, any chance of a Kruptos 2 for Mac discount on BdJ soon? ;-)

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Colin McAllister Hi. I have documents that are currently tagged (in-file) with tags/keywords and also by Tabbles. This makes them much easier to find during searches. For those as yet untagged, I use Docfetcher to search for (in-file) specific words.

My question is this: Can files that are encrypted with Kruptos 2 Professional still be tagged so they can be found in searches? I think in-file searches such as Docfetcher would struggle, but would "file properties" type taggers work with Kruptos 2 Professional? Thanks.

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Caliosso Matossa Hello,

Any update on the android app since 2016 ?
What is date of desktop last release ? Blog does not mention dates, can it be changed ?

Kind Regards

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bvssunnydale Hi, can this be used to encrypt entire folders at a time? Thanks.

Feb 27 2018 at 6:32am Copy Link

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Thiru @bvssunnydale, Yes, you can able to encrypt entire folder of any number of files, any size and any type of files. Thank you.

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Thiru @Alexandre Emeriau, We have been working on major update for Android version and Keep you updated when it's released. Our current Blog was very simple static page and we are upgrading it to WP CMS soon and keep updating with Security Tips and Product updates. Thank you.

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Thiru @Colin McAllister, I think Docfetcher won't find in-file searches for encrypted files. If you're searching by file name, I think you can still able to find it even after encrypted provided you don't choose to encrypt the file name as well.

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Mitch Kampf I've tried the trial version and I'm trying to encrypt a folder.

I see that the files within the folder are encrypted but the folder itself is not encrypted so anyone can open the folder and see the files but not open them.

Is this correct or am I not doing this right?

Thanks

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Thiru @Mitch Kampf, Yes, you're correct. Thank You.

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 27 2018 at 10:05am Copy Link

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Caliosso Matossa Hi again,

When we crypt a folder, does it Include Subfolders ?

Thanks

Feb 27 2018 at 8:30pm Copy Link

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Caliosso Matossa Wen we have the program in systray ?

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Caliosso Matossa Can we lock files and folders ?

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bvssunnydale The "fine print" page says: Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for minor versions only but the "front" (this) page says "the vendor agreed on providing free updates for life for BitsDuJour customers, even if the upgrade policy for the products is free upgrades per major + minor release." so just wondering which is true. Thanks.

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Great News! Kruptos 2 Software has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 28 2018 at 12:11am Copy Link

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Thiru @Alexandre Emeriau,

When we crypt a folder, does it Include Subfolders? [Thiru] Yes, it include all sub folders and all files.
Wen we have the program in systray ? [Thiru] It won't be added into System Tray but will be included in Program Menu, desktop shortcut, etc.
Can we lock files and folders ? [Thiru] Kruptos can't lock the folder itself but will encrypt all the files within folder and when someone tries to open a file, it will prompt for password.

Thank you!

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 28 2018 at 12:17am Copy Link

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Thiru @bvssunnydale, The "fine print" page is correct,

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 28 2018 at 12:19am Copy Link

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JP Thru, your reply to @bvssunnydale I purchased the software given the statement on the front page 'free updates for life' if this is NOT true then I wish to request a refund. Thanks

Feb 28 2018 at 12:42am Copy Link

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JP Thru, your reply to @bvssunnydale I purchased the software given the statement on the front page 'free updates for life' if this is NOT true then I wish to request a refund. Thanks

Perhaps BDJ can confirm what is the policy?

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JP Thiru, your reply to @bvssunnydale I purchased the software given the statement on the front page 'free updates for life' if this is NOT true then I wish to request a refund. Thanks

Perhaps BDJ can confirm what is the policy?

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Caliosso Matossa Same for me, i purchased because of "Please note folks: the vendor agreed on providing free updates for life for BitsDuJour customers, even if the upgrade policy for the products is free upgrades per major + minor release. "

As this seems not to be true, i ask purchase cancellation and refund.

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Thiru @JP, @Alexandre Emeriau, As there was confusion with license terms updated in different pages, We decided to provide free updates for life for BitsDuJour customers who purchased through this promo offer. Thank you!.

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 28 2018 at 1:17am Copy Link

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Caliosso Matossa Thanks you Thiru

Feb 28 2018 at 1:23am Copy Link

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JP Thanks Thiru, good customer support. :)

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Richard Blake Does K2Pro include a command-line program?
If so, is it possible to decrypt a file with the output going to stdout, so it can be displayed or piped into another program. That would be handy for an encrypted file of credentials, where I just want to view the creds on the screen and copy/paste into a login screen ... something like this:
E:\secure>k2p -e -p mypassword pswdfile.txt.k2p|find "paypal"

K2Go: Is there one password for each vault, covering all files in that vault? Can I have more than one vault on a single flash drive (with different p/w for each)?

Thanks.

Feb 28 2018 at 8:26am Copy Link

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Thiru @Richard Blake,

Yes, Kruptos 2 supports command-line program,

Here is example how to use Kruptos 2 Command-Line tool,

C:\Program Files\Kruptos 2 Software\Kruptos 2 Professional>Kruptos2CL.exe

*************************************************************************
* Kruptos 2 Command Line ver 2.0 *
* ¬ 2017 Kruptos 2 Software *
* www.kruptos2.co.uk *
* *
*************************************************************************

Command Argument Description Required
_________________________________________________________________________

-p Your password Password must be at least 6 chars required
-e none encrypt files or folders required
-d none decrypt files or folders required
-s none shred files or folders required
-file Path to file Process single file required
-folder Path to folder Process folder contents required
-hint Password hint A hint optional
-o none Obfuscate filenames optional
-r none Process read only files optional
-log true or false log results to file optional
_________________________________________________________________________

Examples:

Encrypting the entire contents of a folder:
Kruptos2CL -p"password" -e -hint"a hint"-folder"c:\test"

Encrypting a single file:
Kruptos2CL -p"password" -e -hint"a hint"-file"c:\test\myFile.exe"

Decrypting the entire contents of a folder:
Kruptos2CL -p"password" -d "-folder"c:\test"

Shredding the entire contents of a folder:
Kruptos2CL -s "-folder"c:\test"

Note: there are no spaces between command and argument.
i.e. Correct: -p"password" Incorrect -p "password"
C:\Program Files\Kruptos 2 Software\Kruptos 2 Professional>*

To answer to your second question about K2GO, You can have multiple folder under the same vault with same master password. K2GO currently not support to have different password for each vault/folder.

Hope this helps. Thank you!.

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CFGuy Dear Kruptos,
Thanks so much for your program offer today. I have a question regarding encrypted file access within other programs, and specifically about possible delays or speed of access/update degradation of encrypted files within other programs. Does encrypting files (or folders full of files) slow down the access of these files within programs that access them? For example, if I use Nuance PaperPort Professional (a document management program that organizes individual PDF Files within folders), will I notice a delay (even slightly) when access Kruptos encrypted PDF files from within the PaperPort Professional program? Similarly, what if I were to encrypt my Quicken (financial management program) data file - would I notice any reduced speed in opening, accessing or updating this encrypted file within the Quicken program?
Also, are there any known or reported problems with using programs such as PaperPort Professional or Quicken to access Krupos encrypted files?
Thanks so much.
-Cfguy

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John H Will the USB vault work on a Linux computer? I already purchased the pro version which is excellent.

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Thiru @CFGuy, We don't have any known problems with PaperPort/Quiucken to access the encrypted files. Normally, there will be negligible amount of delay in opening encrypted files and this delay depends on the file/folder size as well and this slight delay is normal for any decrypting program.

Btw, Kruptos 2 Software has improved a lot with current version and current version software encrypt/decrypt 50% more faster than previous version.

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 28 2018 at 10:55am Copy Link

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Thiru @John H, No, USB Vault currently supports for Windows only. Glad to know that you're happy with Kruptos 2 Pro version. Thank you!.

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 28 2018 at 10:57am Copy Link

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Thiru @John H, USB Vault currently supports for Windows only. Glad to know that you're happy with Kruptos 2 Pro version. Thank you.

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 28 2018 at 11:00am Copy Link

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Thiru Dear BDJ users,

Time is running out very fast.

Buying Kruptos 2 Pro is more or less equal to buying 4 products from WinZip such as WinZip Pro, WinZip Command Line, WinZip Self-Extractor and WinZip Courier.

Don’t miss this offer. Thank you.

Best Wishes from Kruptos 2 Software.

Kruptos 2 Software - Feb 28 2018 at 11:13am Copy Link

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Colin McAllister Hi. Can I just ask a couple of questions?

1. Is the process
a) I encrypt a document...you create a temporary document (containing encrypted data....once the checks are made, that temporary document becomes the encrypted version....the original (unencrypted) version is then shredded? Or
b) There is an encrypted version of the document *plus* the original unencrypted version - effectively doubling the amount of disk space needed?

2. I can move/read encrypted files from my pc on my android phone and visa versa?

Thanks.

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Thiru @Colin McAllister,

Here is response to your questions,

1) Once a file is encrypted successfully, the un-encrypted file is safely shredded and there is no change in the disk space.
2) Yes, you can move encrypted files between your PC as well Android Phone. In fact you move between Mac as well.

Thank you.

Kruptos 2 Software - May 4 2018 at 5:11am Copy Link

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Colin McAllister Hi. I can't find the cloud integration in the trial version.

The help file suggests there should be a cloud icon beside the other three icons in the library section, but it isn't there. It is also supposed to be possible to choose between cloud services via the encrypt padlock, by choosing "send to". But there are no cloud services listed there either.

I can send an encrypted file to my local Dropbox folder, an it does show up on my cloud folder, but it's encrypted and I'm guessing it needs to be downloaded to be decrypted before it can be viewed?

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D Rogers Can you email encrypted files to another party the way you can with PGP desktop? Sharing a key?

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Ulysses If in UK & select Kruptos 2 Professional v7.0.0.1 ($19.97), it says the rice is £2500 !!

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Thiru @Florea, Is this something you can help?

Kruptos 2 Software - Jun 15 2018 at 1:08am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Thiru, I just sent you an email about this.

BitsDuJour Admin - Jun 15 2018 at 4:16am Copy Link

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Nicos18 I saw that the latest version released is 7.0.0.1 over a year ago, and the last posts on social media are almost two years old.

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Nicos18 Are you developing a new version? The last version 7.0.0.1 is more than 1 year older.

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Thiru @Nicos18, Yes, a major version is in development and plan to release end of the year. We are not much active in social media now days. But you can always reach us through our support web page or support email. Thank you.

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Nicos18 Thiru: Thank you for this info. I will buy the software here on BDJ when it will be on deal.

Sep 18 2018 at 5:36am Copy Link

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Mappi75 Very good software!

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Richard User This is what I downloaded on March 1 2018
KruptosBundle.zip
10109992 11/24/2015 06:31 Kruptos2GoSetup.exe
10940376 05/16/2016 08:43 Kruptos2Pro.exe
I installed on a Windows 8.1 Home laptop, where I saw that I had 7.0.0.1.
I encrypted a file from the command line:
C:\KruptosVault>"C:\Program Files\Kruptos 2 Software\Kruptos 2 Professional\Kruptos2CL.exe" -e -p"water~H2O" -file"pswdDoc-Updates.txt"
and saw this:
Kruptos 2 Command Line ver 1.0
2010 Kruptos 2 Software
Encrypting: pswdDoc-Updates.txt
1 files encrypted, 0 Failed
Time: 0.22 secs
Log file: c:\Kruptos.log

There was no log file. (Software shouldn't be able to write to C:\ anyway)
My file had changed in size and added extension .k2p
I then tried to decrypt:
C:\KruptosVault>"C:\Program Files\Kruptos 2 Software\Kruptos 2 Professional\Kruptos2CL.exe" -d -p"water~H2O" -file"pswdDoc-Updates.txt"
and saw
Decrypting: pswdDoc-Updates.txt
0 files decrypted, 1 Failed

I then launched the GUI to try to decrypt from there.
In order to gain access to the files I had to add C:\KruptosValut using Add Folder
I clicked [Decrypt] and saw
Decrypt failed - incorrect password.

I deleted the two encrypted files from C:\KruptosVault
Later a popup said 2 files are missing from your computer and have not been added to your library.
Report shows it's the files I deleted. Never had time to pursue this further.
I uninstalled the program.
BTW, the unregistered program says it is good for 30 uses, not 30 days, so test carefully.
Good EULA, though!

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Thiru @Richard User, Thanks for your message. I see you have given incorrect file extension for decrypting, the extension should be .k2p.

Anyway, if you're still finding any issues, please reach us to our support team. Thank you.

Kruptos 2 Software - Sep 19 2018 at 11:10am Copy Link

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D Rogers I really like your software and will buy. One suggestion, asking user to type his password AND type it again just to encrypt one file from windows explorer is not necessary. It is cumbersome. Why isn't typing master password just once enough?

Sep 19 2018 at 4:24pm Copy Link

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Richard User The 'Download Trial' link above delivers a file containing
10940376 05/16/2016 08:43 Kruptos2Pro.exe
10109992 11/24/2015 06:31 Kruptos2GoSetup.exe

latestversion.html shows that K2 Pro in the bundle
is version 6.1.0.2 of 15 May 2016, not the current 7.0.0.1 of 25 Aug 2017

k2glatestversion.html shows that the current K2G is v 2.0.0.10, dated 24 Nov 2016. Since the file in the bundle zip is dated 11/24/15 I suspect it is current and the date is wrong in k2glatestversion.html.

Prospective buyers may prefer to download from the Kruptos website to get the latest K2 Pro.

Sep 19 2018 at 5:09pm Copy Link

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D Rogers Can we install it on one pc and one laptop, or just one pc?

Sep 19 2018 at 7:02pm Copy Link

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Thiru @D Rogers, Yes, you can install on your PC and Laptop. Our license is per user and not per PC. Thank you.

Kruptos 2 Software - Sep 20 2018 at 12:35am Copy Link

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Thiru @Richard User, we will fix up the issues with release package. Thanks for bring this to notice.

Kruptos 2 Software - Sep 20 2018 at 12:41am Copy Link

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and I have issue:
Kruptos 7.0.0.1 not reencrypt file when is edited first time. After first encrypting *.k2p file should have read only attribute but not have and when I save edited file Kruptos not reencrypt this file. I write to support they rewrite (1.06.2018) :

"Thanks for reaching us.
we are looking at this issue and will get back to you if there is any update soon."

Issue is still here.

I write several times to support -> no more replies

Sep 20 2018 at 11:31am Copy Link

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Thiru @and, I will have a check on this issue and get support person to reply you. We could have lost track of your email. Thanks

Kruptos 2 Software - Sep 20 2018 at 11:52am Copy Link

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Tony Ng Hi Kruptos,
Just want to know whether after decrypted a file, then editing or modifying the file, do I have to re-encrypt the file ? or just saved then exited the file will be re-encrypted AUTOMATICALLY.
Thanks

Sep 20 2018 at 3:56pm Copy Link

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Colin McAllister IMHO, worth highlighting...from Kryptos FAQs:

"I forgot my password, Can you help?
Once a file has been encrypted using Kruptos 2 Professional it cannot be opened, changed or viewed without the correct password.
********If you forget your password then your files will be lost. **********
Kruptos 2 Professional does not have any backdoors or secret keys so we will not be able to help you retrieve your lost password.
One common cause of password failure is the unintentional use of the ‘Caps Lock’ button being on\off when entering your password, try entering your password with Caps lock on and off. "

I was busy and entered a quick password "just to test the software". I locked and unlocked files and folders, I made backups of the encrypted data. I unlocked encrypted files and got on with my day. All seemed fine, then when I started working the next day the note I had written for myself, containing the new chosen password, had been cleared away and the software INSTANTLY became useless.

New users, make sure you IMMEDIATELY file the password somewhere you can easily retrieve it.

Jun 1 2019 at 2:21pm Copy Link

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Thiru @Tony Ng, Kruptos will automatically decrypt and open your file. Any changes made are automatically encrypted when you close the file

Kruptos 2 Software - Jun 1 2019 at 9:34pm Copy Link

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Thiru @Colin McAllister, Thanks for the highlighting very important FAQ here.

Kruptos 2 Software - Jun 1 2019 at 9:37pm Copy Link

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Amit I have some important queries regarding these products. Please guide.

1. The fine print says -
Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for minor versions only.
So if I buy here at bitsdujour, will it be lifetime updates for all future versions of ALL THE THREE PRODUCTS - Kruptos 2 Professional, Kruptos 2 Go - USB Vault, Kruptos 2 Go - Bundle? Please confirm this.

2. Can we put encrypted files with the pro safely on the external hdd too, hence why is the kruptos 2 go needed, when files encrypted by the pro can be safely put secretly on the external hdds? Does the kruptos 2 pro cover most of the usage as for putting encrypted files within windows, to an external hdd, so that there wont be any special use of the kruptos 2 go?

3. Whats the usage difference between all the first 2 products, kruptos pro and go?

4. Any information, and features to be added in coming future versions? As the software hasnt been updated from some time.

Jun 1 2019 at 11:38pm Copy Link

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IT User Hi what means:

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you are granted a limited non-exclusive licence to use the Software on one (1) computer at any given time.

Do I need 1 or 2 licence for my desktop en on the road notebook both only used by me?

Tnx

@BDJ the files in the trial download on BDJ are V6 ( 2015) on the maker site are V7 files (2017)

PS in a 2011 answer if found this is that correct?
Thiru Yes you can install Kruptos 2 on both your PC and Laptop, in fact you can install on as many computers as you like as long as it is only the licence holder who is using the software. All updates are included in you purchased licence.

PPS Adroid version is offline what is the status?

Jun 2 2019 at 12:10am Copy Link

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Thiru @Amit,

Here is answers for all your questions,

1) Yes, all Bitsdujour customers will get free upgrades to future version as well. You can simply forward your BDJ purchase copy to claim the activation code for latest versions.

2) Kruptos 2 Pro won't support external HDD or Flash drives and that's why we introduced Kruptos 2 Go for external HDD as well all kind of USB drives.

3) As explained above, Kruptos 2 Pro is for Windows PC and Kruptos 2 Go for all external HDDs and USB sticks.

4)We are working major release so it's taking much time as we expected. There will be major release soon.

Kruptos 2 Software - Jun 2 2019 at 3:15am Copy Link

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Thiru @ IT User,

Kruptos 2 is licenced per user and not per PC, this means you may install Kruptos 2 on any number of PC as long as you’re the only person using the software, if however other users use the software then they must purchase their own licence. Hope this helps

Kruptos 2 Software - Jun 2 2019 at 3:19am Copy Link

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IT User Will there be a 2 Go USB version for the MAC / osX in the near future?

Jun 2 2019 at 9:58am Copy Link

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Thiru @ IT User, This is one of FAQ. We will consider Mac OS version after releasing of major version for existing softwares.

Kruptos 2 Software - Jun 2 2019 at 1:00pm Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling I bought this a while back, how do we use it on mac, the code came up as not correct?

Stephen

Jan 2 2020 at 4:38am Copy Link

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Great News! Kruptos 2 Software has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Jan 3 2020 at 12:11am Copy Link

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Martyn User What is the difference between the three purchase options listed?

Jan 3 2020 at 3:30am Copy Link

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Ed @Martyn User: https://www.kruptos2.co.uk/order.html

This page shows you the products, and based on the 50% off deal, you can figure out which they are referring to.

Jan 3 2020 at 4:27am Copy Link

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DSS Is there a way to use Kruptos 2 Go functionality on the PC. In other words encrypt whole directories at a time as opposed to file level encryption?

Jan 3 2020 at 5:30am Copy Link

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nh What is the licensing mechanism?
i.e. do you take a hardware footprint and is there is a back-end licensing server?
My questions of course are because I want to know if I can install this software at anytime using only the registration key.
If I cannot, the software is worthless - unless you tell me the decryption component does not require the software to be activated.

Jan 3 2020 at 7:14am Copy Link

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Thiru @nh. Yes you can install the software anytime with valid activation key. Trial version is enough for decryption only.

Kruptos 2 Software - Jan 3 2020 at 8:46am Copy Link

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Thiru @DSS, Yes, you can use to encrypt folder level encryption instead of file.

Kruptos 2 Software - Jan 3 2020 at 8:48am Copy Link

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nh Thanks for the feedback

Jan 3 2020 at 8:52am Copy Link

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Thiru @Stephen Kreyling, Not sure if you're trying windows version activation key into Mac version. If that's the case, it won't work. Please send us email with your purchase ID or activation ket to support@kruptos2.co.uk for checking and confirm you.Thanks

Kruptos 2 Software - Jan 3 2020 at 8:53am Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling Any plans on offering the mac version?

Jan 3 2020 at 2:33pm Copy Link

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Kevin User There is no new update for a long time. I suggest you should improve the DPI for the 4K screen. And please fix the bug for those systems from non-english countries.

Mar 13 2020 at 10:51pm Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling Still would like to see the mac version on sale, maybe a group of all 3?

Sep 11 2020 at 4:43am Copy Link

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Retired Engineer I ordered the "Kruptos 2 Go - Bundle v7.0.0.1 ($29.97)", but, although I received an activation code for "Kruptos 2 Go", no download link was supplied. Can BitsDuJour please correct this problem?

Sep 12 2020 at 5:18pm Copy Link

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Stephen Kreyling I have a laptop with the 4k screen and the software is really hard to view, any plans on adding a feature like other software's to allow GUI to be made bigger so you can see it better?

Dec 26 2020 at 5:10am Copy Link

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Great News! Kruptos 2 Software has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Dec 27 2020 at 12:11am Copy Link

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soo mi @steve, et. al.: I've purchased two of your bundles, for use with PCs, but would like two purchase two more of your portable versions IF they can also work with a Mac. Although you have a Mac version listed, and an IOS version under development, I cannot find a portable version for the Mac platform. Are you working on such a product? Perhaps a "universal" portable product?

Dec 28 2020 at 3:44am Copy Link

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