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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows Server 2008, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: July 16, 2009
- Total Downloads: 12,183
- Downloads last week: 42
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 12 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This helpful folder-locking tool is simple to operate, but it could use a better manual for novice users. Except for the simple Options and password dialogs, WinSesame is operated though your context-click menu. Our testers found that the program wasn't friendly to first-time users, but the learning curve isn't steep, and most users should quickly master the program.
Locking and encrypting a folder is a mere matter of right-clicking on it and choosing WinSesame Lock. You just have to enter a password twice and the folder is locked down. Attempting to open the folder displays a password dialog that our testers couldn't bypass. Shortcuts to files in locked folders simply fail to find the file. Users who just want a minimum of security can easily set an option to use the same saved password for all locked folders.
We liked that the passwords are not limited in length or type. The very security conscious can add another level of protection that limits folder decryption to their original computer. This freeware version is limited to only small folders. Users wishing to use this program on a typical system will have to pay for the unrestricted version. Still, WinSesame is a strong, useful folder-encryption and locking tool that proves easy to use after some initial work.
Publisher's description
From Aragon Soft :WinSesame is a security software to password protect folders on hard disk, network, CD, and external drives on Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista computers. Protect your data from unauthorized access on your hard disk, Cd-Rom, external drives or for the transfer by Internet of complete and confidential files and folders. Just right click on a folder and choose "Lock with WinSesame". Choose the password, the file is locked. Now the opening of the folder requires the password. The data contained in the locked folder is encrypted by an absolutely unbreakable process and the length of the password is not limited. To close the folder again, it's unnecessary to enter the password because this remains associated with this folder although not readable in the computer. Moreover you can close and lock with only one click all the protected files and folders you have opened on your computer. WinSesame use 6 encryption algorithm : WNS910 WNS915 WNS1020, DES, TripleDES (3DES), AES. WinSesame works in English, French and Spanish. You can change the language from de Options dialog box. Version 10.1 adds a main menu from where all the functions are available, can lock files or folders, and has new friendly look.
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Version: WinSesame 10.1
"Free license so restricted as to be useless."
Pros: Didn't bother trying once I realized the limit.
Cons: Should be more upfront about restriction.
Summary: Only permits 5 files or 50 KB for free; otherwise, requires license purchase.
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