Advanced Encryption Package 2008

Version history for Advanced Encryption Package 2008 shows you how often it was updated over the past months (starting Nov 24, 2004) as well as 'what is new' information for each update (if available, since this information provided by the author).

Version:	4.8.0
Size:	2558 KB
OS:	Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista
Interface:
Description:	With AEP you can encrypt files for your own protection and you can easily create "self-decrypting" versions of your files that others can run witthout needing AEP.The program includes a file shredder that wipes the contents of your original files

v 4.7.7 updated on Jul 09, 2008

Some bug fixes (program crash)

v 4.7.3 updated on May 07, 2008

Decrypt Window from Shell Context Menu is displayed on the top of other system windows

v 4.6.13 updated on Dec 26, 2007

Some minor enhancements

v 4.6.7 updated on Aug 15, 2007

All message boxes have skin now

v 4.6.4 updated on May 11, 2007

Improved compatibility with 64 bit Windows. Now AEP's menu item (AEP / Encryption) is visible in Explorer context menu on XP64/Vista64

v 4.6.3 updated on May 08, 2007

Windows Explorer Context Menu Encryption: "Update" button added to a "Files" window. Now, include & exlude file masks are used in this window to filter files by file extension.

v 4.6.2 updated on Apr 26, 2007

[+] Windows Explorer Context Menu Encryption: it is displayed the total size of selected files. [+] Windows Explorer Conterer Context Menu Encryption: the detailed list of selected files is available in "Files" window

v 4.5.1 updated on Sep 02, 2006

Version 4.5.1 (August 29, 2006) - Major version [*] No error "cryptodbg.dll not found" on launc comm

v 4.4.13 updated on Aug 20, 2006

Version 4.4.13 (August 6, 2006) - Minor version [+] Added new skin "office2007_blue" [*] Encryption, Decryption etc sub-dialogs are moved correctly when the title bar is large.

v 4.4.11 updated on Jul 12, 2006

Version 4.4.11 (July 8, 2006) - Minor version [+] Added ability to use virtual keyboard in "E-Mail->Text Encryptio Tool". It includes the ability to use binary keys.

v 4.4.2 updated on May 24, 2006

Version 4.4.2 (May 2, 2006) - Minor version [!] Some minor bug fixes

v 4.3.0 updated on Mar 17, 2006

Version 4.3.0 (March 11, 2006) - Major version [+] Virtual Keyboard Window: Added ability to generate random binary keys using mixing hash functions: SHA1, RIPEMD160 and WHIRPOOL [+] Virtual Keyboard Window: Added ability to write & read binary keys to/from external binary files

v 4.2.9 updated on Mar 06, 2006

Added ability to create and use binary passwords (Virtual Keyboard window). Improved algorithm of Password Quality indicator

v 4.2.7 updated on Feb 03, 2006

Added ability to log all events to external text file

v 4.2.6 updated on Jan 26, 2006

[!] Files decryption dialog (explorer context menu) keeps current UI settings [!] Error messages are displayed in Context Menu log dialog correctly

v 4.2.5 updated on Jan 11, 2006

[+] New Password Quality (PQ) indicator [+] Added new option to Options/Interface: change Password Quality (PQ) indicator's color to red color for bad passwords (common passwords)

v 4.2.4 updated on Dec 26, 2005

Version 4.2.4 (December 16, 2005) - Minor version [+] Added new item to Options / Interface: Show real occupied disk space for selected files on pressing Ctrl-Space. When this option is activated, it is possible to get real occupied disk space of selected files/folders. This feature works fine with files located on FAT and NTFS drives and works also with NTFS compressed, sparsed and multi-streamed files.

v 4.2.3 updated on Dec 12, 2005

Version 4.2.3 (December 02, 2005) - Minor version [+] Added detailed statistics for encryption & decryption to the log window. Now it is possible to see a number of suceeded and failed files after encryption / decryption. Average encryption speed, and total ammount of processed bytes is displayed also.

v 4.2.2 updated on Nov 28, 2005

Version 4.2.2 (November 17, 2005) - Minor version [!] Command Line Tool (aepcmd.exe) does not show error message

v 4.2.1 updated on Nov 14, 2005

Version 4.2.1 (November 06, 2005) - Minor version [+] Added hot key "Ctrl-Space" to calculate occupied disk space

v 4.2.0 updated on Nov 03, 2005

Version 4.2.0 (October 25, 2005) - Major version [+] New wipe files engine. Standard version supports 4 wiping algorithms, Special algorithms for processing NTFS compressed files. Wiping unused space in file clusters.

v 4.1.1 updated on Oct 17, 2005

Version 4.1.1 (October 10, 2005) - Minor version [+] Added checkbox "Show this window" in Log Dialog (appeared when encrypting files from Explorer context menu) [!] No Explorer Crash when the mouse cursor is moved over the encrypted file icon

v 4.1.0 updated on Sep 29, 2005

Version 4.1.0 (September 24, 2005) - Minor version [+] Output folder dialog controls are hidden in several modes

v 4.0.9 updated on Sep 20, 2005

Version 4.0.9 (September 12, 2005) - Minor version [+] Added interface in Spanish language

v 4.0.8 updated on Sep 05, 2005

Version 4.0.8 (September 1, 2005) - Minor version [+] PKI Key files have different icons now (public and private). I.e. files with .aepkey extension

v 4.0.7 updated on Aug 22, 2005

Version 4.0.7 (August 18, 2005) - Minor version [+] Added ability to arrange files by extension (Files Tree). Options / Files / Sort files by extension

v 4.0.6 updated on Aug 08, 2005

Version 4.0.6 (August 04, 2005) - Minor version [+] Now Windows Explorer shows additional information in yellow tooltip, when user moves mouse cursor over an encrypted file. Now File Date is displayed.

v 4.0.5 updated on Jul 29, 2005

Version 4.0.5 (July 26, 2005) - Major version [+] Now, Windows Explorer displays tooltips for encrypted files (used algorithm, riddle and etc)

v 4.0.4 updated on Jul 21, 2005

Version 4.0.4 (July 12, 2005) - Minor version [*] Explorer context menu: some other commands were disappeared from the menu. Fixed. [*] Explorer context menu: last used algorithm is remembered now.

v 4.0.3 updated on Jun 23, 2005

Version 4.0.3 (June 20, 2005) - Minor version [+] Added ability to drag files from AEP window to another program (for example, email program)

v 4.0.2 updated on Jun 09, 2005

In professional version, now it is possible to sotre all used passwords to encrypted dump file. It is encrypted using RSA public key file.

v 4.0.1 updated on May 16, 2005

Version 4.0.1 (May 12, 2005) - Minor version [*] In "Public Key List" dialog, program is not crashed on pressing "Select" button (if the list is empty). [*] File Names are sorted in 50 times faster. So, if the user double clicks on "big" folder, it is opened much faster. The same happens, if user selects several "big folders" to encrypt/decrypt/wipe. [*] If user clicks on small files (<1 kb) by right mouse button and chooses "Get File Size" command, AEP prints "bytes" word. [*] No "garbage" (not-printable characters) in riddle [*] SFX Module: on typing wrong password, temporary file is not created [*] SFX Module: no "garbage" in SFX comment on the dialog [+] SFX Module has own icon [+] SFX Module has own button on Windows Task Bar [*] AEP does not ask "would you like to delete selected files" if you selected no files and choosed "delete mode" and pressed START button. [*] Text Encryption Assistant: text cannot be encrypted if it is empty

v 4.0.0 updated on Mar 29, 2005

Version 4.0.0 (March 25, 2005) - New version [+] Added ability to set SFX comment when the user creates sfx file from explorer context menu [+] to aepcmd added -outputfolder command line switch

v 3.0.3 updated on Mar 07, 2005

Version 3.0.3 (March 1, 2005) - Minor version [+] Added ability to specify file extensions to be disabled for compression during encryption (Options / Files) [+] Options dialog is skinnable now

v 3.0.1 updated on Feb 16, 2005

Version 3.0.1 (February 14, 2005) - Minor version [+] Added tooltips with detailed informations about selected files [*] Some localization related bug fixes

v 2.5.6 updated on Nov 24, 2004

Version 2.5.6 (November 19, 2004) - Minor Release [+] added ability to drag & drop files from explorer to AEP

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