Add some secret ninja power to your Ubuntu system today with Easy Crypt. With only a right click you can open or close a ‘top secret’ file, protected by military grade encryption (AES 512-bit Whirlpool). Easy Crypt is a cute little menu which brings the power of TrueCrypt to your system tray. No terminal commands necessary.
If you produce or store any personal data on your desktop or notebook that needs privacy, you should set this up (himmm… that’s just about everyone, isn’t it?). It takes only a few minutes and just might save you from financial fraud, divorce, or getting fired. If ever your notebook is lost or home robbed, you’ll be wishing you had secured those precious files. TrueCrypt creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk. The encrypted file system is cross compatible with Linux and Windows, which is advantageous for both portability, and file recovery in case of a system crash. TrueCrypt has been around for a few years, but lacked an easy to use graphical interface on Linux until recent (a slightly more complex GUI is forcefield). I tried using TrueCrypt on Ubuntu in the past, but found it annoying to be entering terminal commands several times a day to access the encrypted file. I find Easy Crypt to be a speedy, practical, and easy to use interface on a daily basis.
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