AES (256bit) 1

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  5.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.5 stars (out of 3 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  1,287

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  June 19, 2006

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Publisher's description of AES (256bit)

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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Editor's review of AES (256bit)

• 5.0 stars

• "AES (256bit)"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: AES (256bit) 1

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.

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• 5 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: AES (256bit) 1

  "Oh, Gee! Look what we have here! A "TEXT" encryption program! Yahoo!"

  by 7upclickerticker on December 5, 2006

  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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• 5 stars

  Version: AES (256bit) 1

  "Just what I needed"

  by virago81 on November 24, 2007

  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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• 1 stars

  0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: AES (256bit) 1

  "This is really pretty useless..."

  by petgraveyard on June 20, 2006

  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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