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An Android version of Single Pass was recently released. This is a simply tool that works exactly like the web site, allowing one to compute passwords from a secret password and some other information. No passwords are ever stored, reducing the risk of password theft that might happen with the use ...

Folks,

AES Crypt 4.6 was just released. Most of the changes in this release are focused on improved code quality and testing, but there are a few user-facing enhancements.

Perhaps most notably we have bumped up the default key derivation iterations from 300,000 to 600,000. This means little to ...

It has been a while since the initial release of Single Pass. Over the years, there have been some minor enhancements, but more recently there have been even more.

There is now a PIN generated, just like the password. This is useful for sites that require a numeric PIN, either with or without a ...

Today, AES Crypt 4.5 was released.

This is a relatively minor update with the only feature of note is the command-line version now has a -f flag that allows one to forcefully overwrite output files (if overwriting is desired).

As usual, there are internal changes related to security, optimization ...

Folks,

A third-party developer who had previously created the iOS version of AES Crypt has updated their software product to be compatible with the current desktop versions of AES Crypt.

These a link to that on the download page on the AES Crypt website.

Cheers!
Paul

AES Crypt Users,

We're pleased to announce the release of AES Crypt 4.4, now available for all supported platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS, and more), bringing new features and improvements to enhance your encryption experience.


Windows : A new "reveal" button lets you view the entered password ...

The README file explains a lot.

https://github.com/terrapane/aescrypt_c ... /README.md

If installed on Linux/Unix or Mac, there is also a man page.

Finally, you can type "aescrypt -h" to see all options.

I was forwarded a message and asked to post this here. The following is from Jac Goudsmit.


The problem is caused by the header files using "generic" as a variable name. This is not a problem in C/C++, however if you #include the H323Plus (or OPAL or OpenH323) headers in a project that gets ...

I fully understand your concern, but the legacy AES Crypt was aging. Some of the security procedures were becoming weak given advancements in brute-force attacks. I also had a very extensive list of backlog items, many of which "under the hood" kinds of things.

So, we set about rewriting AES Crypt ...

Not every switch is documented on the CLI help page, but the basic functionality is:
https://www.aescrypt.com/command_line.html

While every option could be discussed at length, most people are looking for a brief overview, and that's why it's written as it is.

In terms of usage, what I do for ...