"Encrypt" is the last dialog of the encrypting function. The list contains all of your selected files. Click on the "Encrypt" button below the file list to start the encrypting function. The files are encrypted one by one.
The list-display
The rows of the list-display consist of the following columns:
· File: Displays the file name. The entire path and file name are displayed when pointing the mouse pointer to the file name. Double clicking displays the file.
· : The eye symbol indicates that the file was already opened (see chapter 5.1, section "Number of files to be viewed"). The symbol is grey in case the file was not already viewed.
· : Clicking on the magnifier symbol displays the file.
· Status: This column displays the processing status of the file. The following status are possible:
- New: The file wasn't yet processed;
- Working: The file is currently processed;
- Zipped: If you have selected to pack the files into a ZIP archive on the previous dialog, the status zipped is displayed after the file was added to the archive file.
- Finished: The processing is finished;
- Error: While processing the file an error occurred. If you point your mouse to that error, a tooltip shows the cause.
· Result file: The result of encryption is a file with the suffix p7m, if encrypting with certificate or enz for encrypting with password. After successful processing, this column holds the path and filename of the encrypted file. If you have selected packing the files into a ZIP archive, the display in the column is as follows. All files that have the zipped status have no result file. At the end of the list a file and its path are displayed that has the suffix zip.p7m, which has no corresponding file in the "File" column.
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Note: Please mind that the result file of the password-based encryption process has the suffix enz. This is a password protected archive format, which you can decrypt with Governikus DATA Boreum's decryption function to obtain the original file. |
· Note: Displaying encrypted files is not possible.
Upon completion pass files to the following program
Select a program from the list below, to further processes the result files. The default is "No subsequent processing". The selected program is directly invoked with the result files as parameters. In case the option is not checked the program-list is greyed out. The program list contains all programs that you have added in the "Processing" tab of the settings dialog, see chapter 5.2.
Please mind, that for Mac OS only standard functions are available. Passing files to programs given in "Manage application" does not function for Mac OS.
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Note: You can as well select this option after the files are processed. Select the program, and click the right-arrow symbol Attention: All result files are passed to the succeeding program. |
Result file already exists
In case of detecting a file of the same name as the result file in the target directory, the "Target file exists" dialog is displayed. You can now choose whether to overwrite the existing file or rename the new result file. While renaming the file, the current date is added to the file name as prefix. However, you can as well cancel the execution.
Last dialog of the "Encrypt" function
On the last dialog of the encrypt function, below the file list and the succeeding program list, the succeeding program is listed. Click on the "Encrypt" button to start the process.
Password-based encryption
If you have selected the password-based encryption on the "Select key" dialog page, you are asked for a password after starting the "Encrypt" process. Next to the input field is a field with five circles. As long as your password is trivial, for example only numbers and too few characters, only few circles are displayed in red. With increasing complexity of the password, the circles become green. If all circles are green your password is sufficiently secure.
Figure 51: Input of a trivial password - few red circles
Figure 52: Input of a sufficiently secure password - all circles green
Figure 53: Last dialog of the encrypt function
Shortcuts on this page
· Alt + t = Set focus to table
· Alt + Enter = Button "Encrypt"