Hellooooo,
I'm wondering if there's any way to put a password on a notepad file or anything like that?
Thanks!
Matt
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Hellooooo,
I'm wondering if there's any way to put a password on a notepad file or anything like that?
Thanks!
Matt
you can protect folders but not sure about other files, its somewhere in properties
Yeah, I've been having a look around but the best thing I can find is setting it as a "Hidden" file... but that's not very secure at all. Can't find anything about setting a password.
Winrar and archive it with a password
You will have to get a program to do that for you unfortunately, you could always disguise it as something else though, something nobody will click on, The IE logo for example then name it Internet Explorer?
This kind of practise is only appropriate if the data you're hiding is already secure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackabee
One thing you could try is encrypting the text with a symmetric key before putting it in the text file.
Are you still able to edit the document after it's been archived?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippiewill
That's a pretty good idea, although it's still not really secure enough! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackabee
Would that do the trick? How would I go about trying that? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Chippiewill
You can password pprotect files in MS word
How? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by santa-my-nana
which version you using, 2003 or 2007 is it
Open the archive, insert password and you should (Depending on the archive program used to open it) either be able to edit it then, or you'll have to extract it, edit and then re-archive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathew
Go to a website such as http://www.alltextencryption.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathew
Add a key (Like a password, keep it secret) and insert the plain text into the plain text field and then your encrypted text pops out below. To decrypt put the same key back in and then press decrypt.
http://www.crypo.net/tools/eng_aer256p.php
Also looks pretty good.
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http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...010148333.aspxQuote:
Originally Posted by Mathew
Ahhh, I think the encryption on Microsoft Word will work best for me... thanks! :D
Make sure it's .docx rather than .doc otherwise it's insecure
Use a Truecrypt container, or the built in MS Office encryption.
In what way is an encrypted .doc not secure?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippiewill
It uses a different type of encryption for backwards compatibility with Word 1997 and 2000 that isn't properly secure.Quote:
Originally Posted by triston220