How to set a secure access password for your important files? Best countermeasures for file encryption
Summary
Nowadays, computers are the most common equipment in our work and life, but in the process of using them, it often happens that we share the same computer with others. And we usually save some important files in the computer. In order to prevent these important files from being viewed by others, they can be encrypted. Then how to set a secure access password for important files in the computer? This article will attach common file encryption methods and cracking countermeasures for you.
- Choose your own encryption method and related precautions
- Encryption method suitable for transmission
- Encryption method suitable for modification
- Precautions
- Convenient Transfer – How to set a secure access password for important files?
- Method 1: (Format Private) Encrypt with Renee File Protector
- Method 2: Use Renee SecureSilo to compress and encrypt
- Method 3: Use WinZip to compress encrypted files
- Method 4: Use WinRAR to compress encrypted files
- Due to the open format, compressed files such as Zip and RAR are easy to be cracked
Why set access passwords for important files?
As more and more people choose to encrypt their important files, various encryption methods have appeared, so how to choose the encryption method that suits you?
Choose your own encryption method and related precautions
Encryption method suitable for transmission
Compression encryption is an encryption method that is very suitable for storage and transmission. While effectively reducing the size of the original document, it also encrypts the original text with a password. Such an encryption method can not only save space, effectively reduce the transmission time of data on the network, but also protect the content of compressed files to a certain extent.
However, since the original purpose of all kinds of compression software used for encryption is mainly to facilitate storage and transmission, and has not optimized the modification of the internal files of the compressed file, when we need to modify these encrypted files, it will take time. very long. This is mainly because the software not only needs to decrypt and decompress the entire file first, but also needs to add the entire file to the compressed file again after the user completes the modification, and perform a series of operations such as re-indexing, compression, and encryption. For compressed and encrypted files containing many files, this problem will become more prominent. Due to the complexity of the operation, many software that can read zip and rar do not support modifying these compressed and encrypted files.
In addition, the security of compressed and encrypted formats like zip and rar is also worrying. There are a lot of cracking software for compressed and encrypted formats such as zip, rar, and 7z available on the Internet, which also poses a big threat to the security of compressed and encrypted files.
 advantage |  shortcoming | |
|---|---|---|
| compression encryption | ● Minified files for easy transfer over the network ● Widely supported, most software supports reading the content of compressed files | ● It is not conducive to modification, and it takes a long time to modify a single file. ● For compressed and encrypted formats such as zip and rar, there are many cracking software on the Internet |
Encryption method suitable for modification
- Hardware encryption mainly refers to the built-in encryption module of the storage device, and the data will be automatically encrypted and saved after entering the device. Only by submitting the authorized token information can the information inside be read. This type of encryption hardware is usually expensive and requires a complete set of peripherals to support it. This type of equipment is generally used in large companies.
- Full-disk encryption mainly refers to using software such as Windows-like BitLocker (not supported by all Home versions) and open-source TrueEncrypt to encrypt the entire partition at the sector level, and users can only access it after providing a password.
- Virtual disk encryption: mainly refers to using similar Renee SecureSilo Create an encrypted virtual disk file with other software, mount it to a certain drive letter (such as G:, H:) by using the self-developed system driver, load it when needed like a U disk, and close it when it is not needed. .Due to the use of virtual loading technology, this method is very secretive,Virtual disk files can also masquerade as other files.
 advantage |  shortcoming | |
|---|---|---|
| hardware encryption | ● Fastest encryption and decryption ● Very high security | ● Expensive ● Need a lot of supporting facilities |
| full disk encryption | ● Fast encryption and decryption ● The initial encryption process is long ● Low price, high performance-price ratio | ● Moderate privacy ● Requires a specific version of Windows to use (not all Home versions are supported) ● Average level of security |
| virtual disk encryption | ● Fast encryption and decryption ● You can customize the size of the virtual disk at will ● Can be loaded and closed at any time, with strong privacy ● very cost-effective | ● Average level of security |
Precautions
- When encrypting files, set an encryption password, please set a password that you can remember to prevent forgetting the password.
- Any encryption method cannot guarantee 100% security, but in order to prevent encrypted files from being easily cracked, it is recommended to choose professional encryption software with high security performance.
- Although your files and folders are encrypted, it can still be deleted (unless the encryption method supports the protection of files from being deleted). Please remember to back up important files before encrypting.
Convenient Transfer - How to set a secure access password for important files?
Method 1: (Format Private) Encrypt with Renee File Protector
Easy to use Few clicks for whole folder encryption process.
Overall protection Users can hide, lock or get other protection to files in local disk or USB disk.
High Security Classified encryption method prevents data from leakage.
Compression transfer Support to compress and encrypt any files to secure the file transfer security.
Advanced self protection Provide self
Easy to use Few clicks for whole folder encryption process.
Overall protection Users can hide, lock or get other protection to files in local disk or USB disk.
High Security Classified encryption method prevents data from leakage.
② Select the (File Encryption) function under the (General) tab.
③ Click (Add File) or (Add Folder) to select the file or folder to be encrypted.
④ Select the required encryption format, (encrypt to gfl format) or (encrypt to exe format).
gfl format: When encrypted to gfl format, the file can only be decrypted on the computer where Renee File Protector is installed. Therefore, the gfl encryption format is suitable for software key holders to use when transferring data between specific computers with software installed.
exe format: When encrypted to exe format, just enter the password set during encryption to decompress directly, without installing Renee File Protector. The exe format is more practical, and each password holder can safely transfer and decrypt it smoothly. Usually, this encryption format is recommended for data transfer.
● The software is powerful and supports multiple encryption and locking methods. And the software can carry out self-protection settings to prevent brute force cracking. As long as the password is entered incorrectly for 5 consecutive times, the software will automatically send an email to the mailbox to notify that the crack has occurred. And it can be set to prohibit the operation of entering password access within 10 minutes.
Method 2: Use Renee SecureSilo to compress and encrypt
Encrypt files in seconds Encrypt files with virtual encrypted disk and whole process can be finished in 1 second.
User friendly Concise interface helps users master the software in short time.
High Security AES256 encryption algorithm helps Renee Seecure Silo encrypt files confidentially.
Encrypt any Data Support to encrypt images, videos, Office documents and software.
Overall Data Protection Solution Protect data in USB disk/hide/disguise files/ Password wallet.
Easy to use Few clicks for whole encryption process.
User friendly Concise interface helps users master the software in short time.
Encrypt any Data Support to encrypt images, videos, Office documents and software.
② Select (Protect USB) on the left, and then select (Protect Attachments) under (Protect E-mail Attachments) on the interface to enter.
③ Then click (Add), select the files or folders to be encrypted (these files will be compressed and encrypted into ZIP format files), and click (Next).
④ Set the save path of the file, then set the access password for the file and confirm it, click (Next).
⑤ After the operation is completed, the file can be compressed and encrypted into a ZIP file.
● The software adopts advanced AES256 encryption technology, and there is no universal cracking program available on the market, which is difficult to crack. The software is powerful and supports multiple encryption methods.
Method 3: Use WinZip to compress encrypted files
② In the right operation column of the software interface, enable (encryption).
③ Then select the file to be encrypted in the left column, add or drag it to the middle blank column.
④ Set a password for the compressed file, click OK, then save the compressed folder and close it to complete the compression and encryption.
● Since the initial design of various compression software is mainly for the convenience of storage and transmission, it will be very time-consuming to modify encrypted files. Moreover, there are a large number of cracking software for compressed files on the Internet, and their security cannot be guaranteed. Even if they are encrypted, they can be cracked through simple steps.
Method 4: Use WinRAR to compress encrypted files
② Select the file to be compressed and encrypted, and then click (Add) (or right-click the file to be encrypted and select Add to Compressed File).
③ Enter the compression encryption interface, select the format of the compressed file, and then click (set password).
④ Enter the password on the password setting page and confirm it, then click OK on the previous interface, the file will be compressed and encrypted.
● Since the initial design of various compression software is mainly for the convenience of storage and transmission, it will be very time-consuming to modify encrypted files. Moreover, there are a large number of cracking software for compressed files on the Internet, and their security cannot be guaranteed. Even if they are encrypted, they can be cracked through simple steps.
Due to the open format, compressed files such as Zip and RAR are easy to be cracked
It can be seen from this that it is relatively easy to crack RAR and Zip compression encryption. Only by using professional encryption software can the security of file encryption be guaranteed and it is not easy to be cracked.
IV Modification - How to set a secure access password for files that are frequently modified?
Method 1: (Virtual Encrypted Disk) Use Renee SecureSilo to encrypt files
Renee SecureSilo is different from RAR, Zip and other encrypted compressed files. When we need to modify the encrypted files in the virtual disk, it does not take too long. It only takes less than a second to modify, add and save these encrypted files.
Encrypt files in seconds Encrypt files with virtual encrypted disk and whole process can be finished in 1 second.
User friendly Concise interface helps users master the software in short time.
High Security AES256 encryption algorithm helps Renee Seecure Silo encrypt files confidentially.
Encrypt any Data Support to encrypt images, videos, Office documents and software.
Overall Data Protection Solution Protect data in USB disk/hide/disguise files/ Password wallet.
Easy to use Few clicks for whole encryption process.
User friendly Concise interface helps users master the software in short time.
Encrypt any Data Support to encrypt images, videos, Office documents and software.
② Set a login password on the pop-up software interface.
③ Select (Encrypted Document), and then click (Create Private Disk).
④ Enter the name of the private disk and set the save path to create a virtual disk.
⑤ Then set a safe access password for the virtual disk, and click (Next).
⑥ Then set the size of the virtual disk, click (Next).
⑦ After the private disk is created, open the private disk, put the files to be encrypted into the created virtual disk, and then close it to complete the encryption.
⑧ When you open the private disk again, you need to enter the password to access and view the files inside.
The effect picture after opening:
● The software adopts AES256 encryption algorithm, the key strength is high, and it is not easy to be cracked. Moreover, this software can encrypt files in large quantities, which is easy to modify and does not take time. It is very suitable for the storage and modification of encrypted files.
Method 2: (full disk encryption) use Bitlocker for file encryption
All Windows Home editions do not support BitLocker.
- Windows Vista and Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise
- Windows 8 and 8.1 Professional and Enterprise
- Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise and Education editions
- Windows Server 2008 and later systems
② After entering the Bitlocker encryption interface, check (Use a password to unlock the drive), then enter the password, and click (Next).
③ In order to prevent forgetting the password, you can choose a way to save the password, after saving, click (Next).
④ Finally click (Start Encryption) and wait for a while to complete the encryption protection of the entire disk file.
● Due to its limited functions, Bitlocker cannot encrypt a file or folder individually, but can only encrypt the entire disk where the file is located, indirectly achieving the purpose of file encryption. When the user needs to open other files in the disk, he needs to enter the password every time, which is extremely cumbersome. And it doesn't work with Home Edition.
How to further protect important information to prevent leakage?
Renee USB Block is a professional port protection software, which can provide user’s computer with easy-to-use and high-security USB port protection. Prevent unauthorized USB devices from maliciously copying folders, and also prevent users from running locked programs or browsing locked websites.
Easily use Simple operations fit green hands and professionals.
Prevent from privacy leak Unauthorized external devices cannot run or obtain any information in PC.
Control and lock Users can lock devices, websites, applications and USB ports.
Monitor and logs Users can select the target directory to monitor and generate the history.
Self protection Lock itself if users enter the wrong passwords 5 times. Notification will be sent once wrong password entered over 5 times and password change. Password is also necessary when uninstalling.
Easily use Simple operations fit green hands and professionals.
Prevent from privacy leak Unauthorized external devices cannot run or obtain any information in PC.
Monitor and logs Monitor target directory and generate the history.
② After the installation is complete, open Renee USB Block, enter the main interface, and select (USB & disc lock).
③ On the (USB & disc lock) interface, check (Prohibit USB disk reading) and (Prohibit USB disk writing). In this way, the USB device can be controlled to connect to the computer, effectively preventing others from maliciously copying files to the USB device when using our computer.
How can VI prevent encrypted important files from being cracked?
When setting an encryption password, be sure to pay attention to the following points:
- The number of passwords should not be less than 8 (the length should not be too short).
- Use a combination of upper/lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols (as complex as possible).
- Try not to set the same password (password classification) for different encrypted files.
- Try not to use your pinyin of your name or date of birth as your password.
- Avoid using easily accessible personal information such as license plate numbers, phone numbers, home addresses, etc.
Easy to use Few clicks for whole folder encryption process.
Overall protection Users can hide, lock or get other protection to files in local disk or USB disk.
High Security Classified encryption method prevents data from leakage.
Compression transfer Support to compress and encrypt any files to secure the file transfer security.
Advanced self protection Provide self
Easy to use Few clicks for whole folder encryption process.
Overall protection Users can hide, lock or get other protection to files in local disk or USB disk.
High Security Classified encryption method prevents data from leakage.
② Select (local disk) > (file lock).
③ Select the locked file, and then select the important file to be encrypted to encrypt and lock it.
④ When you view the file again, you need to enter the unlock password to view it.
⑤ If you want to cancel the encryption of the file, just check the encrypted file and click (Unlock).
② Select (Removable Disk) > (Lock File), and then click (Lock File) or (Lock Folder).
③ Find the external device, and select the file to be encrypted.
④ Set a password in the pop-up interface. You can choose to use the software password or reset the password. In addition, you can also set a visitor password, which allows you to only view files and cannot modify encrypted files.
⑤ If you need to cancel the encryption status of the file, directly select the locked file in the software interface, click (Unlock), and then enter the password to unlock it.
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