Filelock

An application to encrypt files & directories.

Key Features • How To Use • Download • Important • Usage • Feedback • Extra • Manual • Security

Key Features

• Encryption of Files & Directories
• Auto detection for AES-NI
  • Sky-rocket encryption speed
• AES-GCM for max security
• Cryptographically secure key generation
• User friendly UI
• Cross platform
  • Windows, macOS and Linux ready.

How To Use

Use installer (see Downloads section) to skip installation of various tools needed to build the application. To build the application yourself => From your command line:

# Clone this repository
$ git clone git@github.com:constantin9845/File-lock-desktop.git

# Go into app directory
$ cd electron-app

# Install dependencies
$ npm install

# Run the app
$ npm run build

Tools needed (if building) : npm / NodeJs / C++ compiler

Download

You can download the latest installable version of Filelock for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Important

• Test usage to get fimiliar with the app before using on important data!
• Wrong usage will destroy data irreversibly
• Linux/MAC : Key generation can be exhausted when done too much in short period of time. (/dev/urandom)
• Do not try to open Key/Tag files.

Usage

• Authemtication tags and Additional messages have default naming convention that is required! (Auth: <file_name>_TAG | AD: <file_name>_Additional_Message.txt)
• For decryption, both the Authentication tag and additional message file must be located in same location as the file.
• When Replace option not set => A new directory in Downloads folder will store resulting files/tags.
• New Key files can be found in the Downloads directory.
• Decryption always removes the input files!
• Multiple files can be selected at once, but only 1 directory at a time.

Feedback

If you liked using this app and/or it has helped you in any way, send me an email with any of your comments, questions, and concerns!

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• Filelock-CLI - The CLI-version of this application

License

MIT

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