CNET Editors' review
Return to the carefree days when encryption tools only took plain text and turned it into a mish-mash of characters. Executable freeware AES (256bit)'s interface is just a two field/two button dialog box. One field is for text to encrypt and the other for the password. The two buttons make it easy to encrypt or decrypt text.
Two fields, two buttons, and no need to read the manual. Paste the text to encrypt, enter a password and immediately see the encrypted text. Decrypting just reverses the easy process.
It's easy to use the program to send quick encrypted messages to friends, and it doesn't them anything to have this freeware application on hand. This is the simplest of tools in terms of features, but that's more than half its beauty. It's small, secure, and effective, and anyone can use it.
Publisher's Description
From Telstar Communications:
AES (256bit) is a simple, easy to use, lightweight utility that allows you to encrypt text using Advanced Encryption Standard. AES is one of the most secure encryption technologies and has been cleared by the U.S. Government for secret and top-secret data encryption.
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"Works as supposed to"
Version: AES (256-bit) 1.0
Pros
Very simple program with just the required functions, no unnecessary clutter.
Cons
No cons at all
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"Great for encrypting/decrypting text"
Version: AES (256-bit) 1.0
Pros
Simple and effective. Does what it has to do without any extras.
Cons
Can't see any.
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"Just what I needed"
Version: AES (256-bit) 1.0
Pros
This is just a simple piece of software that let's you encrypt strings using AES. If you are working on an implementation of AES, it's the perfect tool for validating that your encryption algorithm is working correctly.
Cons
Not much. It does what it was designed to do.
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"Oh, Gee! Look what we have here! A "TEXT" encryption program! Yahoo!"
Version: AES (256-bit) 1.0
Pros
Well, I'll be darned... 256bit AES "TEXT" Data Encryption!!!! All that power for "TEXT" data no less! Hey! This software really does one hell of a job!
Can't even break any of the "TEXT" documents I encrypted with it by using decryption programs.... Which means it's really tough. That's a good sign.
A Good and very powerful program to have.
Definite recommend.
Cons
No cons. It does EXACTLY what it says it can do... Which is to encrypt "TEXT" data. I'm glad I took the time to READ the 'product description', otherwise I might be led to think it was meant to encrypt more than just "TEXT".
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"This is really pretty useless..."
Version: AES (256-bit) 1.0
Pros
Well, it can at least encrypt and decrypt text with AES...
Cons
It can't really do much else. I guess if you like encrypting and decrypting text this is your program...
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