Mac AES Crypt Problems
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:47 am
I have two concerns about the Mac version of the AES Crypt GUI application, one minor, the other major.
Minor: It would be really great to have to confirm the password, to prevent fumble fingering. The Windows version does this, not sure why Mac version doesn't.
Major: If an unencrypted and encrypted version of a file with the same title are sitting in the same directory, and you open the encrypted version and botch the password, it deletes the unencrypted version of the file. This led to disaster for one of our users who lost her original file when she tried to open the encrypted version of it, but had fumbled the PW when she originally encrypted it (see minor issue above). The app should not overwrite an unencrypted file of the same name when it decrypts, IMO.
Not sure if the person(s) who developed the Mac version reads this forum and has any thoughts about ways to correct this.
Thanks,
Eric Kelly
Minor: It would be really great to have to confirm the password, to prevent fumble fingering. The Windows version does this, not sure why Mac version doesn't.
Major: If an unencrypted and encrypted version of a file with the same title are sitting in the same directory, and you open the encrypted version and botch the password, it deletes the unencrypted version of the file. This led to disaster for one of our users who lost her original file when she tried to open the encrypted version of it, but had fumbled the PW when she originally encrypted it (see minor issue above). The app should not overwrite an unencrypted file of the same name when it decrypts, IMO.
Not sure if the person(s) who developed the Mac version reads this forum and has any thoughts about ways to correct this.
Thanks,
Eric Kelly