Frequently Asked Questions

1. The buttons' text looks funny on Linux

2. WinRAR tries to open the FreeSecurity file when I double click it

3. Is FreeSecurity open-source?

4. How strong is FreeSecurity?

5. Can FreeSecurity encrypt text/music/image files?

6. What's the difference between the personal and the business program?

7. I can't remember the password for an encrypted file, how can I decrypt it?

8. Are custom versions available?

9. How do I run JAR files from the graphical interface (i.e. window manager) in Linux? When I double click the file it opens as a zip/rar/compressed archive.

1. The buttons' text looks funny on Linux
   Indeed it does, I'll fix it ASAP :)

2. WinRAR tries to open the FreeSecurity file when I double click it
   That happens because .jar files are associated with WinRAR. Here's a link on how to change that association in WinRAR, take a look at the third image. More generally, here's another link on how to change associations in Windows XP.

3. Is FreeSecurity open-source?
   No, for time being it's only freeware. In the future I may release it as an open-source project on Sourceforge.
   Contact me if you want a custom version, an additional feature or some other type of license.

4. How strong is FreeSecurity?
   Encryption programs' strength lies on the encryption algorithm used. FreeSecurity uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm (also known as Rijndael), which is the new US Government standard and offers unmatched security. You can read more about it here

5. Can FreeSecurity encrypt text/music/image files?
   FreeSecurity can encrypt any kind of directory or file, regardless of the type of information it holds. Size isn't a problem either, FreeSecurity can just as well encrypt a single 25KB file or a several gigabyte folder with hundreds of subfolders and files.
   Just remember that it can't be used for illegal purposes (read the license agreement).

6. What's the difference between the personal and the business program?
   The only difference is that you have to pay a small symbolic fee to use FreeSecurity for commercial or business purposes. Apart from that, the applications are exactly the same.

7. I can't remember the password for an encrypted file, how can I decrypt it?
   There is no feasible way to decrypt the file if you don't know the password.
   Technically, the typical method for decrypting files without knowing their password is by brute force (try all possible key combinations) but that can take about 149 trillion years on files encrypted with FreeSecurity.

8. Are custom versions available?
   Contact me if you want a custom version, an additional feature or some other type of license.

9. How do I run JAR files from the graphical interface (i.e. window manager) in Linux? When I double click the file it opens as a zip/rar/compressed archive.
   As explained by G.V. : - right-click on FreeSecurity.jar -> click on "open with" -> click "add a personalized command" (or something like that) -> type "java -jar" without the quotation marks