Password protect a .txt file?

[Mr Andrewson]

Are their any good ways/programs to put a password on a .txt file?

[VaKo]

TrueCrypt

[Mr Andrewson]

Isn't there an app where i can just a password on one file? Like, so when i click the file it asks me for a password.

[VaKo]

AxCrypt

[jool]

Locknote

[JoshuaH]

Locknote is what I was going to suggest, works great.  Also good because you can move it from computer to computer, and theres no need to install extra software.

[a5an0]

if you're editing in vim, just push [esc] and then type

ggVGg?

(yes you do type the ?)

;-)

[CaveMan]

Locknote

its a great programs, definatly worth looking out if u only need to password text

[Shaun]

if you're editing in vim, just push [esc] and then type

ggVGg?

(yes you do type the ?)

;-)

Heh, something tells me he might want something slightly stronger than ROT13.

[a5an0]

yeah

[Darren Kitchen]

Mubix turned me onto locknote and between that and truecrypt I'm feeling pretty secure with my little text files of doom.

[wetelectric]

From on of my mailing lists:

CRYPT AN ASCII FILE

An ascii file can be easily encrypted and

decrypted.

To encrypt simply pipe the STDOUT of

the file to "crypt" and redirect it to

a new file name. Enter a passowrd when

prompted with "Enter key".

$ cat foo | crypt > foo.e

Enter key:

To unencrypt simply pipe the STDOUT of

the encrypted file to "crpyt" and

redirect it to a new file name. Enter

a passowrd when prompted with

"Enter key".

$ cat foo.e | crypt > foo.new

Enter key:

ps:[me=wetelectric]throws a http://www.last.fm/group/Hak.5 at Mr Andrewson[/me]

[Darren Kitchen]

From on of my mailing lists:

ps:[me=wetelectric]throws a http://www.last.fm/group/Hak.5 at Mr Andrewson[/me]

ya learn something new every day*

thats really spiffy.

*Internet days are equivalent to 3.42 hours of "real world" time.