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Security
Box® File
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Security
BOX® File is a data encryption
software. It protects files and
directories on laptops and
workstations connected to a network.
It also offers irreversible data
deletion functions.
Security BOX® File is a very easy to
use software working under Microsoft
Windows.
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Security
BOX® File
grants your security in several ways :
Security
BOX® encrypts files and directories by a
simple right click on the mouse or a drag
n’ drop from the active window of the
software.
Security BOX® File allows to create
encryption lists (and decryption lists) to
facilitate the daily management of sensitive
data. The encryption of a directory or a
*.doc file may be, for example, started
automatically every day at 7:30PM or started
automatically when Windows is shut down.
Security BOX® File also allows to forbid
the encryption of some files like system
files to prevent risks of misuse or mistake.
Encrypt
for a correspondent
The
use of the public key encryption system
supported by Security BOX® File allows to
encrypt files for one or several
correspondents, without having to
communicate any password. Files are
encrypted with the recipients’ public
keys and only them will get to know the
information, since they are the only ones
to have the appropriate private key (see
"Technology and state of the
Art" paragraph).
Encrypt
for a correspondent who does not have
Security BOX® File
Two
possible options in this case :
Self
decryption
The self decryption function allows to
transform a normal file in an
executable, containing the encrypted
file and the adequate program needed to
decrypt it.
One has to chose a password for this
file, communicate it to the
correspondent (by telephone, mail email,
…) then to send the file.
Encrypt using Security BOX® Freeware
format
Security BOX® File also allows to
encrypt files for correspondents who
have Security BOX® Freeware (Security
BOX® Freeware can freely be downloaded
on the internet).
To communicate in a safe way, one must
send the file (as an attachment for
example) and then to communicate the
password which was used for the
encryption. This technique has the
advantage to allow a file transfer
without going through a self decrypting
file (.exe file).
Indeed, downloading a file from the
internet and using on your computer .exe
files, which you don’t know their
origin (like those received as
attachments in emails), may represent a
potential source of danger. Several
viruses happen to be hidden in .exe
files and the confusion for a distracted
user may be easy.
Security
BOX® File has optional complementary tools
(called extensions) which reinforce the
active security of the workstation.
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Security
BOX® Disk extension :
Security
BOX® Disk extension securizes created or
placed files on a virtual disk. The
implementation of this option does not
modify the use of the product, the user will
only have the impression of using another
hard disk on his machine.
It completely looks like a hard disk but it
also brings :
A permanent hit on the fly security (all the
information stored in it are automatically
encrypted)
Best accessibility available, since the
virtual disk appears automatically once the
user is connected and disappears when he
disconnects from Security BOX®.
The strong level of security induced by this
mechanism (data remains permanently
encrypted on the hard disk and only the
piece of information requested is decrypted
on the memory) associated with the comfort
of use make Security BOX® Disk extension a
real advancement in terms of security and
ease of use.
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Security
BOX® Shredder extension :
This
extension of Security BOX® File deletes the
residual traces of the files deleted by
Windows to avoid their potential recovery.
The
mechanism consists in re-writing over a
previously deleted file and therefore to
crush its content. The number of re-writing
passes and their attributes is configurable
to grant a good security level.
It
is possible to delete irreversibly (or to
shred) files by a simple drag and drop or by
using the “send to” function of Windows.
It is also possible to create an automatic
procedure by creating a “cleaning list”.
This function can be configured at fixed
hours, every X minutes or on user
disconnection.
Administration
and deployment
Security
BOX® File and its extensions are built to
be simply installed on an
"autonomous" mode on an individual
PC.
The
software, however, is also built to be
automatically deployed and at a large scale
by automatic setup software.
It
is possible to pre-configure all the options
of the software in order to :
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restrain
the choice of encryption algorithms,
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choose
the key length to be used,
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select
the level of password renewal and list
files,
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protect
some system files against accidental
encryption or shredding
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