SECURE™ FAQs
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For an explanation of terms go to the Glossary
Q. How do I install SECURE™? A. Get a free copy of SECURE™ that will work for 30 days, or get a 
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Q. How do I Uninstall the SECURE™ Demo so I can then install the registered version instead? A. Click the "Start" button in the lower left hand corner of your computer screen. Then click: "Programs", then click: "SECURE CO", then click: "SECURE Encryption", then click: "Uninstall SECURE Encryption". Now you can install your new registered copy of SECURE™ following the instructions above. |
Q. How do I use SECURE? A. Just double-click the SECURE™ icon on your desktop: It will open up a window with a listing of all the files on your computer. Choose a password that is at least 6 characters long and type it into the password box. You will need to then type it in again to protect yourself from errors. (If you were to type an incorrect password, you would never be able to decrypt those files.) Be very careful not to pick a password that is in the dictionary. The more random your password is, and the longer it is, the less likely it is that anyone will ever be able to crack it. If you use the same password all the time for all your personal files, you will be less likely to forget it. However, if you are encrypting something to send to someone else, you will naturally want to use a different password that you agree upon in advance. Simply highlight the file you wish to Encrypt & Compress, and click "Process". (See below to process many files at once.) You can also click "Help" at the top of your SECURE™ program any time you need it. It might also help to look at these instructions and a copy of the interface. |
Q. Can I encrypt and compress many files at once? A. Yes. You can highlight many files and process them all at once. You can process every file in every directory and encrypt and compress them all - one directory after the next. You can process as many files as you want at a time, as long as they are all in the same directory and are all grouped together. If there is a file in a directory you do not want to encrypt and compress for some reason, just process all the files that appear before it, and then process all files after it. You will never need to worry about encrypting and compressing a file with SECURE™ however, because it will never be lost or modified. The only files you may not wish to encypt and compress on your computer are those operating system files and programs that operate Windows and other programs you use frequently. (You can encrypt and compress programs without changing them, but they will not function while they are encrypted of course.) Click the first file name once to highlight it. Next hold down your "Shift" key as you simultaneously click the last file you wish to process. Then you can release the "Shift" key. All the files will become highlighted from the first to the last. Now when you click the "Process" button, SECURE™ will process all the files at once. |
Q. What does the SECURE™ program do? A. Several things. In simple terms, the SECURE™ program makes a file private. The program first compresses the input file. (Files that are not already compressed can be compressed by the SECURE™ program.) Then, SECURE™ encrypts the file. Finally, SECURE™ removes any trace of the original file. The SECURE™ encrypted file is always an encrypted version of the original file and is usually smaller than the original file. The same program restores the original file to anyone who knows the same password that was used to encrypt the file. |
Q. What are some of the applications of the SECURE™ program? A. Because SECURE™ makes files private and also compresses files, it is a great way to keep everything on your computer completely private, and also free up a lot of space on your computer. Since SECURE™ can process every file in a file folder or directory at the same time if you wish, it can do the job for you very quickly. SECURE™ also is the best way to put things on three and a half inch discs, zip drives and CDs because it will compress much more onto each disc. If the discs ever fall into the wrong hands, it cannot be deciphered without the proper password. SECURE™ also makes E-mail faster and safer. E-mail falls into the wrong hands every day. If you don't want other people to read your e-mail, use SECURE™. Sending documents, pictures and other attachments by e-mail also goes much faster with SECURE™ because they are compressed. Only your intended recipient will be able to read your mail and see your attachments with the password you give them. |
Q. What encryption method does SECURE™ use? A. It uses a proprietary encryption algorithm. The user's password is not stored in the file or on the disk. Therefore, there is no one (including the author of SECURE™) that can decrypt a SECURE™ encrypted file if the password is forgotten. |
Q. Why can't SECURE™ compress every file? A. Some files are already compressed. Files that are already tightly compressed (zip files, etc.) will not be compressed further by SECURE™. On the other hand, medium to large size text files will be considerably smaller when compressed by SECURE™. |
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What does the SECURE program do? A. Several things. In simple terms, the SECURE program makes a file private. The program first tries to compress the input file (files that are not already compressed can be compressed by the SECURE program.) Then, SECURE encrypts the file. Finally, SECURE removes any trace of the original file. The SECURE-encrypted file is always an encrypted version of the original file and is usually smaller than the original file. The same program restores the original file to anyone who knows the password that was used to encrypt the file. |
