Steganography
Steganography is the art and science of hiding
information by embedding messages within other, seemingly harmless
messages. When a message is encrypted, it it has no meaning, and it’s
easy to understand that it contains sensitive information, a secret
– and someone might try to break it. Steganography solves this problem
by hiding the sensitive information in a harmless file called carrier
file. Invisible Secrets 4 allows you to hide information in five
innocent looking files types: JPEG, PNG, BMP, HTML and WAV.
This method of disguising data (steganography) is not infallible. But it
considerable raise the work of any experienced code-breaker, who must
identify first the right carrier, extract the sensitive data from it,
and only after that (if he gets this far) – the hard work of breaking
the code.
Steganography is the perfect supplement for encryption.
Invisible Secrets 4 offers several methods of diversions to increase the
stealth and security of your secret message and also increase the work
your opponent.
Cryptography
Encryption is the translation of data into a secret
code. To read an encrypted file, you must know the correct password
(also called key) that allows you to decrypt it. Encryption is based on
encryption algorithms - a process capable of translating data into a
secret code.
Invisible Secrets 4 uses strong cryptography:
AES-Rijdael, Blowfish, Twofish, RC4 (RC4 is a registered trademark of
RSA Data Securities Inc.), Cast128, GOST, Diamond 2, Sapphire 2.
Invisible Secrets 4 is shell integrated (availabled from Windows
Explorer), so the encryption operations are easied than ever.
Password Manager
With Invisible Secrets 4 you can store passwords in
encrypted password lists. The password lists are useful
because you don’t have to remember all the passwords you are using, only
one access key to open the password list. For each password you provide
a description and some additional information (like username and url
related to the password, priority and more). When you select a
description from the list, the edit boxes from the main window which
require the input of a password will be automatically filled with the
selected password.
With Invisible Secrets 4 you can also generate real-random passwords.
Destroy Files
Deleting files and folders from Windows Explorer is
not secure. This will delete only the file's name so that you will no
longer see it in Windows Explorer. To destroy files and folder beyond
recovery you must overwrite the file/folder before erase. Invisible
Secrets 4 provides an integrated Shredder (DoD 5220.22-M compliant) for
this operation.
Internet Trace Destructor
The Internet Traces are the informations left on your
computer while you browse the Internet: internet cache, cookies,
recently typed URLs, Internet Explorer History and Most Recently Used
Documents / Applications.
With Invisible Secrets 4 you can destroy all these traces so that
nobody would ever know what did you use the Internet for, and what
websites you visited.
Cryptboard
The cryptboard is a new concept in Invisible
Secrets 4. While working in Window Explorer (or other shell programs)
you can add files to the Cryptboard - which is similar to a basket that
contains files. The files are remembered in a list (called cryptboard),
and you can perform various security operations on them in a single
step, anytime you want. The Cryptboard is accessible through the context
menu, the tray icon, or from the main program.
Mail Encryption
Invisible Secrets 4 offers a new function: creation of
Self Decrypting Packages. Using this function you can create an
executable package with encrypted content. Before encryption the files
are compressed. After the package is created you can send it by email.
All the receiver needs to decrypt the package at destination is the
correct password (no need of special programs), since the package is a
program itself.
IP-to-IP Password Transfer
In security everything is related to passwords and
keys. Once two parties agree on a password they can initiate a secure
communication and send encrypted emails or documents. The only problem
is to communicate to the recipient the correct key,
without the danger that a hacker might intercept the password during the
transfer. This feature allows you to exchange a password between two
computers using an encrypted internet line.
Application Locker
If you have applications on your computer that you
would like to keep only for yourself, or to restrict the access
to those applications, the perfect solution for you is the Lock
Applications function. Invisible Secrets will encrypt the
application. When you want to run a locked application you need to
provide the password. Invisible Secrets will decrypt the application and
will allow you to run it. After the application is closed, Invisible
Secrets re-encrypts it in the background. To quickly open the list of
locked application you can define a hot-key, or use the tray menu.