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Espionage Changelog

What's new in Espionage 3.7.3

Jan 15, 2021
  • Fixes:
  • Should hopefully really fix the crash during setup on Big Sur/M1.

New in Espionage 3.7.2 (Dec 31, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Univeral Binary for full native compatibility with M1 processor.
  • Updated OpenSSL and Sparkle.
  • Fixes:
  • Crash during setup on macOS Big Sur + M1.
  • Text shadow direction in notifications on Catalina and higher.
  • Misc:
  • Added Jeff Johnson to credits.
  • Updated Readme to remove mention of iSpy & other minor changes.
  • Removed Growl.

New in Espionage 3.7.1 (Nov 16, 2018)

  • Fixes:
  • Crash during setup on macOS Mojave.

New in Espionage 3.7 (Nov 1, 2018)

  • New:
  • macOS Mojave Dark Theme support.
  • Fixes:
  • macOS Mojave broke restoring folders, this build fixes that.
  • Fixed some potential memory leaks and new compiler warnings.

New in Espionage 3.6.6 (Sep 28, 2016)

  • Fixes:
  • macOS Sierra support fixes crash upon installation.

New in Espionage 3.6.5 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed Sparkle checking for updates too frequently (thanks Sabri!)
  • Misc:
  • Updated Sparkle

New in Espionage 3.6.4 (Feb 15, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed "error decrypting database" on 10.10 (introduced in 3.6.3).

New in Espionage 3.6.3 (Feb 15, 2016)

  • Security:
  • Improved Plausible Deniability by quietly mounting folders (hides some Console messages)
  • Updated Sparkle (even though we use HTTPS) just to be on the safe side due to a vulnerability.
  • Improvements:
  • Use HTTPS for newsletter registration during setup.
  • Misc:
  • Dropped support for 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 because all of these operating systems are insecure (details in blog release notes for this version).

New in Espionage 3.6.2 (Nov 18, 2014)

  • Security:
  • The path for folders set to auto-lock was leaked in previous versions, compromising their plausible deniability (PD). If you require PD for those folders make sure to change the mountpoint for the affected folders after updating to 3.6.2! If you have any questions about this please contact us.
  • Improvements:
  • If a folder fails to lock, Espionage will now tell you the application(s) that's preventing it from locking.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed crash on renaming a folder.
  • Fixed issue where many critical notifications would be posted if a folder failed to auto-lock due to open item.
  • Misc.:
  • Added Cynthia to credits for Tagalog localization.

New in Espionage 3.6.1 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • New:
  • Added crash reporting mechanism (QuincyKit).
  • Improvements:
  • Large folders should unlock faster now (size check is now done asynchronously)
  • Bug fixes:
  • OS X 10.10 Yosemite compatibility.
  • Fixed problem causing NSLockError messages in console.
  • Use built-in notifications by default (they display more text than OS X's or Growl's).
  • Espionage's "Window Mode" window would appear would it shouldn't.
  • Quit button shouldn't show on the very first TESetupAssisant.
  • No longer show "Buy Now" in license preferences when registered.

New in Espionage 3.6 (Jul 21, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Fake folder sets and fake disk images to mask how many you really have.
  • Holding Shift when unlocking folder opens it (plus preference to make default behavior)
  • Set the default image disk location via Preferences.
  • Double-click license to register Espionage (although we don't want to encourage double-clicking email attachments, too many weren't reading the instructions).
  • Security Enhancements:
  • Sparkle updates protected from TLS MITM with pinned 4096-bit key (see this video explanation of TLS MITM).
  • Disk images signed with our 4096-bit key (signature file linked in blog post & soon via dedicated downloads page). We recommend using GPGTools.
  • Updated Localizations:
  • Updated: Spanish, Brazillian Portuguese
  • New (*ALPHA* support): Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russia, Tagalog
  • Want your language here? Get in touch!
  • Improvements:
  • Multiple monitor support.
  • No longer brings up the scary OS X prompt for Contacts access during install (users must now manually type email to subscribe to newsletter).
  • Updated Sparkle to 1.7.1.
  • Close Espionage window when Escape key is pressed.
  • Quit if database newer than what Espionage expects.
  • Encrypted folders on Desktop stay visible when unlocked.
  • Better architecture for handling of disk images on external drives.
  • All XIBs upgraded to Xcode 5.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Crash in OS X 10.7 resizing the disk image.
  • Fixed potential crashes in certain error-handling situations.
  • Multiple Screen in OS X 10.9
  • Autounlock now properly updated for folders that were forcibly removed from the database (via the contextual menu).
  • Disk image's password is now saved in the same folder as the disk image when restoration fails (instead of always on the Desktop).
  • When using Window mode, open Espionage window when Dock icon is clicked
  • In folder list, filter by folder name instead of folder path
  • Removed misplaced warning when sparsebundle is imported from Desktop
  • Fixed email validator in newsletter setup assistant.
  • Better error handling and error messages during encryption and decryption.
  • Autounlock dialog staying open too long.
  • Removed deprecated API use (and therefore the Console messages).
  • Misceallaneous fixes and improvements. Over 100 tickets closed in this release!

New in Espionage 3.5.3 (Nov 5, 2013)

  • SECURITY: Bug introduced in 3.5.2 that resulted in all folder paths of an unlocked Folder Set being logged to the system log. After several days (or weeks) these messages will disappear from the log files, but you can force their removal using a tool like OnyX. For OnyX, use these settings.
  • IMPROVED: Added retina support for lock/unlock slider. Retina support for other graphics coming too.
  • FIXED: Removed several instances of unnecessary folder path logging (on folder lock/unlock) to help with plausible deniability. This is a losing battle because folder names and paths are logged to the system log by other background processes that Espionage does not have control over. Logging folder paths is also necessary if an error occurs.
  • FIXED: (Mavericks) Wrong folder icon.
  • FIXED: (Mavericks) Error decrypting a folder.
  • FIXED: (Mavericks) Problem unlocking folders for anyone who enabled the hidden setting "enableDiskArbitrationMethod".

New in Espionage 3.5.2 (Nov 5, 2013)

  • FIXED: Crash on startup related to Folder Actions.
  • FIXED: Updated Growl to (hopefully) fix a Growl-related crash.

New in Espionage 3.5.1 (Sep 21, 2013)

  • NEW: Source code access for security professionals!
  • NEW: Autolock on screensaver and screen lock!
  • FIXED: Failure to execute folder actions after folder autolock while Espionage is locked.
  • FIXED: Don’t unlock folder if an application for a folder action is already running.

New in Espionage 3.5 (Jun 1, 2013)

  • NEW: Folder Actions! Make magic happen when you lock or unlock folders!
  • IMPROVED: UI transitions in folder details view
  • IMPROVED: Now uses Lion's invisible scrollbar in the folder list
  • FIXED: Folders appearing as white disk images
  • FIXED: Custom folder icons not showing up
  • FIXED: Preferences shouldn't be visible after autolock
  • FIXED: Focus ring issues when the modal panel is up
  • FIXED: Overwriting a folder set by changing password to an already used one
  • FIXED: Keyboard focus issues in the modal dialog

New in Espionage 3.0.4 (Nov 21, 2012)

  • FIXED: Autounlock window not accepting password in certain instances
  • FIXED: Removed ML notifications because they don't support long sentences

New in Espionage 3.0.3 (Oct 24, 2012)

  • NEW: Brazilian Portuguese Localization
  • FIXED: Error 9 when unlocking
  • FIXED: Changed method of starting at login to one that's less likely to fail
  • FIXED: Changed method of disk mounting to one that's less likely to fail

New in Espionage 3.0.2 (Jul 7, 2012)

  • MPROVED: Signed with Developer ID for Mountain Lion compatibility
  • FIXED: Crash in autounlock
  • FIXED: Spanish translation in english language

New in Espionage 3.0.1 (Jun 27, 2012)

  • NEW: Spanish Localization
  • IMPROVED: Don’t warn about visibility for folders inside folders on Desktop
  • IMPROVED: Ask for confirmation during setup assistant if user says “no” to launch at login
  • FIXED: Problem unlocking folders when master password is changed
  • FIXED: Allow encryption of folders inside Library
  • FIXED: Allow “Force remove from database…” when disk image is missing
  • FIXED: Allow passwords with non-ascii characters
  • FIXED: Problem unlocking folders when master password is changed

New in Espionage 3.0.0 (May 28, 2012)

  • NEW: Rewritten from ground up
  • NEW: Redesigned user interface
  • NEW: Folder Sets for plausible deniability
  • NEW: Tools to manage diskimage/folder size/capacity
  • NEW: No longer uses OS X’s weak keychain to store passwords, uses Scrypt and AES-256 instead.
  • NEW: Auto-lock for folders and application interface.
  • NEW: Control over disk image location (allows Dropbox support). Disk images aren’t moved (better Time Machine support).
  • REMOVED: iSpy kernel extension and therefore the password prompt and application associations.

New in Espionage 2.8.13 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • NOTE: This update will cause the installer to run again (prompting you for your admin password)
  • FIXED: removed “failed to get node path” console messages in ispyd.log on Lion
  • FIXED: issue with application associations on Lion
  • IMPROVED: removed some 10.5 dependencies. recompiled with llvm-gcc.

New in Espionage 2.8.12 (Jun 8, 2011)

  • NOTE: With Lion approaching, this will likely be the last release to support Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
  • CHANGED: Removed ability to backup unlocked folders for integrity reasons (you can force it on an unlocked folder by holding the Option key when clicking on Espionage in the menubar)
  • FIXED: “Folder is being backed up, please wait…” notification appearing inappropriately
  • FIXED: “Backups Successful” notification appearing inappropriately
  • FIXED: Update issue on Leopard
  • IMPROVED: Updated documentation on corrupt database error

New in Espionage 2.8.11 (Jun 1, 2011)

  • NEW: Lion support (now fully 64-bit!)
  • NEW: Complete extended attributes support for the encrypted folder itself (xattrs on files inside the folder were always supported)
  • NEW: Bitcoin application template
  • IMPROVED: Custom folder icon support
  • IMPROVED: Prevent unlocked folders from being backed up to ensure backup integrity
  • IMPROVED: Updated documentation and added example with link to blog instructions for Microsoft Outlook
  • FIXED: Espionage won’t complain if run from an external disk (or separate partition)
  • FIXED: Helper failed to run if home folder is located on non-root drive (e.g. /Volumes/etc..)
  • FIXED: Problems encrypting iPhoto Library
  • FIXED: “Don’t have a record for it” messages wouldn’t go away (hopefully for real this time)
  • FIXED: Alignment of master password field with written text above it
  • FIXED: On folder restore, sparsebundles were incorrectly sent to the trash with a sparseimage file extension

New in Espionage 2.8.10 (Mar 26, 2011)

  • FIXED: Apps did not get associated properly in 2.8.9

New in Espionage 2.8.9 (Mar 23, 2011)

  • NEW: Sparrow application template
  • IMPROVED: SmartMove is now even smarter (detects change in parent folder location at lock/unlock).
  • IMPROVED: Added documentation on how to recover from a corrupt database
  • IMPROVED: Espionage can create folders that haven’t been created yet (but should be, like “Mail Downloads”)
  • SECURITY: Remind user to secure-empty trash after changing the encryption on a folder
  • FIXED: 2.8.8 broke Backup on Lock
  • FIXED: “Don’t have a record for it” messages wouldn’t go away

New in Espionage 2.8.8 (Jan 14, 2011)

  • NEW: Evernote application template (be sure to quit the Elephant in the menubar before encrypting!)
  • NEW: Instructions for Microsoft Outlook
  • IMPROVED: iCal template associates Mail with the Calendars folder now because of Todos
  • IMPROVED: Outdated backups of sparseimages (when folder changed to sparsebundle) are deleted (and vice versa)
  • FIXED: Rare situation where Espionage’s main window wouldn’t show because of recent updates
  • FIXED: Issue where templates wouldn’t work if some core apps were deleted (like iPhoto, etc.)
  • FIXED: Rare hang that could occur during simultaneous backup + changing encryption of folder
  • FIXED: Possibly fixed issue encrypting folders outside of a FileVault encrypted Home directory, testing needed

New in Espionage 2.8.6 (Oct 26, 2010)

  • IMPROVED: Intelligence of application templates w.r.t. dependencies and more
  • IMPROVED: “Choose Password” changes to “Password Required” when re-adding an encrypted folder to Espionage
  • IMPROVED: Espionage now takes steps to resolve a situation when two disk images exist for one folder
  • IMPROVED: Added documentation on ‘saved’ folders and other advanced preferences
  • FIXED: “Lock Folder” contextual menu item not showing up
  • FIXED: Handling of ‘saved’ folders. See new preference in Advanced preferences
  • FIXED: Issue where device syncing could be disabled due to conflict with SyncServices
  • FIXED: Size check is not necessary for already encrypted folders
  • FIXED: Scroll bar wasn’t visible for the small association box when adding a folder to Espionage with too many associations
  • FIXED: Unnecessary associations suggested when adding Mail folder(s) directly to Espionage instead of via the template
  • FIXED: Hang that could occur if application association is launched independently during autounlock
  • FIXED: Rare issue where user could be prompted for login keychain password despite using separate keychain

New in Espionage 2.8.4 (Aug 26, 2010)

  • IMPROVED: SyncServices folder is now encrypted for many apps. Espionage tries to make sure it remains unlocked
  • IMPROVED: The ‘Lock On Quit’ option is now per-folder instead of per-application
  • IMPROVED: Relationship between ‘autounlock at login’ and ‘launch at login’
  • IMPROVED: Miscellaneous improvements

New in Espionage 2.8.3 (Aug 8, 2010)

  • NEW: Converted EspionageHelper to launchd agent, resulting in improvements to:
  • Improved security for non-enrypted folders (which are still obviously insecure)
  • Removes startup errors associated with Apple’s buggy Login Items code
  • Crash recovery
  • NEW: iPhoto application template
  • IMPROVED: Notification regarding moving or renaming unlocked encrypted folders.
  • IMPROVED: Updated iCal template to reflect changes by Apple
  • FIXED: Check to prevent encryption of Library folder
  • FIXED: Rare situation where incorrect applications would be suggested as associations for a folder
  • FIXED: SmartMove did not update app associations
  • FIXED: Unnecessarily re-prompted for master password when stopping helper from preferences

New in Espionage 2.8 (Jun 23, 2010)

  • NEW: SmartMove – allows folders to be moved and renamed like normal, Espionage handles the details
  • NEW: Espionage now handles importing previously lost encrypted folders when given their symlink
  • NEW: Setting to prevent Time Machine from backing up a folder, available by right-clicking on a folder in the list.
  • NEW: Prompt user for folder password during restoration in the event of issues retrieving it from keychain
  • NEW: Remind user to enable Espionage’s backups if they’re not enabled.
  • IMPROVED: Backups made safer: Espionage won’t overwrite backups with folders that failed to unlock
  • IMPROVED: Better support for encrypting invisible folders (those that start with a dot)
  • IMPROVED: “Lock Folder” CM on 10.6 now properly locks folder if used on folder’s mountpoint
  • IMPROVED: Path Finder compatibility. Make sure to check Path Finder compatibility mode in the Preferences
  • IMPROVED: Ensure Finder is active after a folder is unlocked
  • FIXED: Issue with one of Espionage’s folder validation checks
  • FIXED: Issue where Finder could cause prompt to appear immediately after a folder is locked

New in Espionage 2.7.1 (Jun 4, 2010)

  • NEW: Application template for Google Chrome
  • IMPROVED: Ensures Espionage is forground app when adding a folder to it
  • CHANGED: Changed default filesystem to HFS+J
  • FIXED: Size check issue that could report a folder as being too large to encrypt
  • FIXED: Rare situation where the license type could be missing in the registration window
  • FIXED: Registration issue with licenses having ‘+’ in their email. (this time for good)
  • FIXED: Issue that could occur when renaming encrypted folder to a name that has forward-slashes
  • FIXED: Check for folder-in-folder encryption conflicted in rare situation with folder rename

New in Espionage 2.7 (May 31, 2010)

  • NEW: Espionage can now import sparseimages and sparsebundles, converting them to folders.
  • NEW: Espionage now prevents the symlink from being moved, deleted or renamed when a folder is unlocked.
  • NEW: You can now send a folder to Espionage by using the Lock Folder contextual menu item (10.6 only)
  • IMPROVED: Espionage will try to unlock a folder a second time upon failing the first time to compensate for a bug in OS X.
  • IMPROVED: Added helpful troubleshooting tips to some dialogs.
  • IMPROVED: Now you can have apps within autounlocked folders be delayed-launched
  • IMPROVED: Check to make sure there’s enough space on the drive before encrypting a folder.
  • FIXED: Issue on 10.6 where you couldn’t re-lock a non-encrypted folder using the contextual menu
  • FIXED: Registration issue with licenses having ‘+’ in their email.
  • FIXED: In some situations a folder could be added to Espionage skipping the folder’s integrity check
  • FIXED: LCC installer didn’t remove old files, so updated check to take this into account

New in Espionage 2.6 (Feb 24, 2010)

  • NEW: Redesigned and improved password prompts.
  • NEW: “Lock Folder” contextual item is back for 10.6 (*Only visible after restart!*).
  • NEW: Daylite application template.
  • NEW: Added Rocketbox support to Mail application template.
  • IMPROVED: Behavior when registering with improperly named license.
  • IMPROVED: Relationship with the TEDiagnosticTool.
  • IMPROVED: Added informative dialog for Dropbox.
  • IMPROVED: Improved documentation on restoration from recovered disk images.
  • IMPROVED: Clarity in how to restore from backups.
  • IMPROVED: Reordered folder verification code to check for applications first.
  • IMPROVED: The informative alert upon first encryption.
  • IMPROVED: Added an additional check to prevent encryption of folders within folders.
  • CHANGED: Default Minimum Image Capacity (MIC) to 10GB.
  • FIXED: Incorrect backup interval for hourly backup times.
  • FIXED: Hang that could occur during uninstallation if folders or disk images were missing.

New in Espionage 2.5.4 (Oct 29, 2009)

  • IMPROVED: When adding a folder to Espionage, “passwords do not match” is not displayed until second password is entered.
  • IMPROVED: Wording of documentation on how to re-import (aka restore) backed up or lost encrypted folders.
  • IMPROVED: Switched default keychain choice during install to separate keychain as it has some advantages.
  • FIXED: Issue where Little Snitch Configuration could cause app password prompt to appear repeatedly.
  • FIXED: Removed unnecessary error message to the log related to reodering of folders.
  • FIXED: Rare issue where “Edit Application Associations” button could be disabled when it shouldn’t be.

New in Espionage 2.5.3 (Oct 8, 2009)

  • SECURITY: [Important!] Issue introduced in 2.5 where folder password could be logged to system log on an error. (Thanks to Dirk for catching this!)
  • IMPROVED: Background UI when no folders in Espionage.
  • IMPROVED: Better minimum window size.

New in Espionage 2.5.2 (Oct 4, 2009)

  • NEW: Added an intelligent fail-safe into Espionage to help users whose Finder settings cause the password prompt to appear frequently.
  • NEW: Documentation in troubleshooting section on what to check if the Finder causes the password prompt to appear too frequently.
  • IMPROVED: iSpy installer now places a Readme file alongside ispyd for those who don’t read the installer’s Readme.
  • IMPROVED: Updated Growl to 1.2.
  • IMPROVED: EspionageHelper is now completely 64-bit ready!
  • FIXED: Issue that prevented iSpy installer from running on some rare systems.
  • FIXED: Issue where previous keychain entry wasn’t deleted after moving a folder.
  • FIXED: Issue where moving a folder (as opposed to renaming) could cause erroneous errors.
  • FIXED: Minor issue where application associations could have their names edited.
  • FIXED: Two broken links in the help documentation to the ignore list page.

New in Espionage 2.5.1 (Sep 21, 2009)

  • FIXED: Issue where application password prompt could appear upon login in 10.6.
  • FIXED: Crash in rare scenario involving quitting Espionage UI during an operation.
  • FIXED: A broken link in the help documentation.
  • FIXED: Bug in the iSpy installer related to version checking.

New in Espionage 2.5 (Sep 19, 2009)

  • NEW: Brand new helper! The heart of Espionage – greatly improved.
  • NEW: Fully featured global status menu! Enable it in the General preferences if it’s disabled.
  • NEW: Stay-Up-To-Date! If update checking is enabled, helper lets you know if you’re out-of-date!
  • NEW: Won’t lock app’s folders if the app quickly relaunches (makes app autoupdate smooth).
  • NEW: Espionage notices if you’ve changed a folder’s settings and prompts you to save them if necessary.
  • NEW: MacJournal application template.
  • NEW: Path Finder compatibility mode for Path Finder users! Enable in Espionage’s preferences.
  • FIXED: Minor issue w/iSpy kext (installer will re-install the updated version)
  • FIXED: Issue where a folder could fail to unlock on Snow Leopard
  • FIXED: Issue that would cause erroneous errors to appear upon renaming of a folder
  • FIXED: Issue that could prevent a folder from being renamed with “Locate Missing Folder…”
  • FIXED: Issue that could cause helper to hang on Snow Leopard.
  • FIXED: Issue that could cause helper to prevent proper shutdown of computer.
  • FIXED: Issue where built-in notifications wouldn’t post if Espionage is moved after running it
  • FIXED: Minor issue with autounlocking non-encrypted folders.
  • FIXED: Rare issue where installer could hang and cause high CPU usage.
  • FIXED: Rare issue where an app might not be watched for quit.
  • IMPROVED: Folder positions now stick when they’re rearranged in the list.
  • IMPROVED: Behavior if a folder fails to lock.
  • IMPROVED: Behavior if a folder fials to restore.
  • IMPROVED: Finder will now immediately reveal contents of a folder when it’s disabled.
  • IMPROVED: Updated iSpy framework for 64-bit support.
  • IMPROVED: Updating of helper is smoother.
  • IMPROVED: Better handling of applications with disabled associated folders.
  • IMPROVED: Script running architecture.
  • IMPROVED: Built-in notifications now use Core Animation.
  • IMPROVED: Visual feedback in uninstaller during restoration of folders.
  • IMPROVED: Many other improvements and bugfixes too detailed to list.

New in Espionage 2.1.1 (Aug 7, 2009)

  • NEW: Snow Leopard Support
  • NEW: Autodetection of encryption settings upon adding an already encrypted folder
  • NEW: Xcode template to protect Xcode snapshots
  • FIXED: Panic in iSpy that could happen in certain situations.
  • FIXED: Crash that could happen after 1.x -> 2.x upgrade
  • FIXED: Fixed a bug resulting in 1.x -> 2.x upgraded folders being listed as not encrypted
  • FIXED: Issue where folder could get stuck with bad ACLs
  • FIXED: Irrelevant error messages to console in relation to ACLs
  • FIXED: Corrected iChat template
  • FIXED: Minor bug associated with ExpanDrive integration while restoring a folder while it’s unlocked
  • FIXED: Minor bug where dependencies for one association could be used for another in app templates
  • FIXED: Minor UI glitch when updating Espionage’s helper
  • CHANGED: Updated code signing certificate, you will be prompted to re-authorize Espionage to access keychain
  • IMPROVED: Modified warning for detection of Logitech Control Center to suggest update to latest version if necessary
  • IMPROVED: Updated all components of iSpy, now Snow Leopard compatible, fixed several memory leaks
  • IMPROVED: Significantly improved documentation on backing up folders (including documentation on Time Machine and other tools)
  • IMPROVED: When searching for a process, match only processes with same exact name, as opposed to names that contain it
  • IMPROVED: Espionage now detects upon launch folders that weren’t properly locked and syncs up to the situation
  • IMPROVED: Behavior on waiting for associations to quit when helper is stopped
  • IMPROVED: Changed default backup interval to 1 hour
  • IMPROVED: Protective ACLs are removed from folder while it’s disabled to allow folder sync with apps like ChronoSync
  • IMPROVED: Improved wording of password cover
  • IMPROVED: Improved a notification associated with disabling a folder
  • IMPROVED: Added check to detect when multiple, conflicting disk images could already exist for a folder being added
  • IMPROVED: Added check to detect when an already encrypted folder being added to Espionage was renamed
  • IMPROVED: Updated BWToolkit to 1.2.2

New in Espionage 2.1 (Jul 29, 2009)

  • NEW: Snow Leopard Support
  • NEW: Autodetection of encryption settings upon adding an already encrypted folder
  • NEW: Xcode template to protect Xcode snapshots
  • FIXED: Panic in iSpy that could happen in certain situations.
  • FIXED: Crash that could happen after 1.x -> 2.x upgrade
  • FIXED: Fixed a bug resulting in 1.x -> 2.x upgraded folders being listed as not encrypted
  • FIXED: Issue where folder could get stuck with bad ACLs
  • FIXED: Irrelevant error messages to console in relation to ACLs
  • FIXED: Corrected iChat template
  • FIXED: Minor bug associated with ExpanDrive integration while restoring a folder while it’s unlocked
  • FIXED: Minor bug where dependencies for one association could be used for another in app templates
  • FIXED: Minor UI glitch when updating Espionage’s helper
  • CHANGED: Updated code signing certificate, you will be prompted to re-authorize Espionage to access keychain
  • IMPROVED: Modified warning for detection of Logitech Control Center to suggest update to latest version if necessary
  • IMPROVED: Updated all components of iSpy, now Snow Leopard compatible, fixed several memory leaks
  • IMPROVED: Significantly improved documentation on backing up folders (including documentation on Time Machine and other tools)
  • IMPROVED: When searching for a process, match only processes with same exact name, as opposed to names that contain it
  • IMPROVED: Espionage now detects upon launch folders that weren’t properly locked and syncs up to the situation
  • IMPROVED: Behavior on waiting for associations to quit when helper is stopped
  • IMPROVED: Changed default backup interval to 1 hour
  • IMPROVED: Protective ACLs are removed from folder while it’s disabled to allow folder sync with apps like ChronoSync
  • IMPROVED: Improved wording of password cover
  • IMPROVED: Improved a notification associated with disabling a folder
  • IMPROVED: Added check to detect when multiple, conflicting disk images could already exist for a folder being added
  • IMPROVED: Added check to detect when an already encrypted folder being added to Espionage was renamed
  • IMPROVED: Updated BWToolkit to 1.2.2

New in Espionage 2.0.8 (May 24, 2009)

  • FIXED: Issue relating to ACLs and “fixing folders” introduced in 2.0.7
  • FIXED: Issue where help for application associations would require an internet connection.
  • IMPROVED: Address Book template sets AddressBook folder to autounlock by default.
  • IMPROVED: Changed Adium template to encrypt entire app support folder (fixes issue w/its auto-update).

New in Espionage 2.0.7 (May 20, 2009)

  • NEW: Added app templates for The Hit List, OmniFocus, and Bento.
  • NEW: You can lock a folder simply by ejecting it (convenient for Path Finder users).
  • NEW: Templates have preliminary support for dependencies (ex: Address Book data -> Mail).
  • NEW: Templates now automatically disable Spotlight for folders that don’t need it.
  • NEW: Initial appearance of status menu item. Currently only “Backup Now” available, more to come.
  • FIXED: Possibly fixed a situation where helper could hang if there were too many items to autounlock.
  • FIXED: Situation on some machines preventing the encryption of folders in Home folder like Documents (thanks Pol!).
  • FIXED: Added Mail Downloads folder to Mail association template (thanks Pol!).
  • FIXED: Removed logging of unnecessary error message related to custom icons.
  • FIXED: Bug preventing custom icon from showing while folder is locked.
  • FIXED: Situation that could prevent external disks from unmounting.
  • FIXED: Situation in which settings for the wrong folder are shown after a folder is removed from Espionage.
  • FIXED: Table view not being key after an operation completed.
  • FIXED: Situation that could prevent proper uninstall on expired trial using separate keychain.
  • FIXED: Issue relating to helper stop/start preference not being set correctly.
  • FIXED: Issue relating to start/stopping helper where folders would be incorrectly displayed as being unlocked.
  • FIXED: Issue related to opening an association during the opening of another one.
  • IMPROVED: Added built-in check for Logitech Control Center.
  • IMPROVED: Improved aesthetics of some alerts.
  • IMPROVED: Modified File menu for clarity.
  • IMPROVED: Removed auto-backup on mount, use status menu “Backup Now” instead.
  • IMPROVED: Added ACLs to protect folders while they’re disabled (hopefully preventing some “Saved Folder” situations).
  • IMPROVED: Added extra warning to prevent users from removing suggested associations from new folder sheet.
  • IMPROVED: Behavior when logging out.
  • IMPROVED: Compatibility with MobileMe sync (though syncing manually and maintaining backups are strongly recommend).
  • IMPROVED: Compatibility with ExpanDrive.

New in Espionage 2.0.6 (Apr 14, 2009)

  • FIXED: Bug in 2.0.4 that could prevent a volume with an espionage’d folder from unmounting.
  • FIXED: Bug in auto-backup where backup wouldn’t start if backup folder was in a subfolder of the drive.
  • FIXED: Auto-enable-on-mount only enables folders if they are on the device that was mounted.
  • IMPROVED: Warning for “can’t find folder” now disappears instead of sticking around waiting to be clicked on.
  • IMPROVED: Minor change related to custom folder icons.
  • IMPROVED: Updated BWToolkit to 1.1.

New in Espionage 2.0.4 (Apr 11, 2009)

  • NEW: Full support for custom folder icons! To add a custom icon to an existing espionage’d folder, disable it, and use the Get Info panel
  • NEW: Automatically begins backing up folders if backup drive is mounted
  • FIXED: Bug where locking a folder with the ‘Lock’ CM could cause the Finder to claim it no longer had permission to access the folder
  • FIXED: Many situations where password prompt would appear randomly.
  • FIXED: Bug introduced in 2.0.3 that prevented moving an encrypted folder to a parent directory
  • IMPROVED: Prevents encryption of folders inside of an already encrypted folder (which can cause problems and is unnecessary)
  • IMPROVED: Reveal in Finder menu item now selects the folder even if it’s locked (because now the prompt won’t appear)
  • IMPROVED: Folders backup setting is turned on by default now
  • IMPROVED: Warns users to not use iDisk as a backup destination

New in Espionage 2.0.3 (Mar 28, 2009)

  • NEW: “Public mountpoint” option allows other users to access unlocked folders (nice for multi-user systems).
  • NEW: Added application templates for Thunderbird and Postbox email clients.
  • NEW: Auto-enables folders on external drives when they are mounted in.
  • FIXED: Situation that could cause Mail to claim it didn’t have permission to access its folder.
  • FIXED: Items added to the ignore list from the prompt wouldn’t appear in “real-time” the UI list.
  • FIXED: UI glitch associated with the Minimum Image Capacity text field.
  • FIXED: Bug where launch-at-login checkbox could be checked when it wasn’t supposed to.
  • FIXED: Very rare launch-at-login bug.
  • IMPROVED: Checks to prevent users from running Espionage from its disk image.
  • IMPROVED: This version listens to a different sparkle feed (so that users don’t see the warning for 1.x).
  • IMPROVED: Added check to discourage encrypting application bundles.
  • IMPROVED: Checks to prevent Espionage from running from a disk image.
  • IMPROVED: Mountpoints are predictable and stay the same, they no longer use incrementing numbers.
  • IMPROVED: Open panels now point to whatever they last pointed to instead of the home folder always.

New in Espionage 2.0.2 (Mar 2, 2009)

  • FIXED: situation where the helper could hang if an association went missing
  • FIXED: apps with names longer than 16 characters were not being watched for quit
  • FIXED: finder sometimes bringing up password prompt upon login
  • IMPROVED: will not stop or update helper while associated apps running (prevents their data from being locked)

New in Espionage 2.0.1 (Feb 26, 2009)

  • FIXED: Backups not backing up recently added folder.
  • IMPROVED: fseventsd added to default whitelist.

New in Espionage 2.0 (Feb 24, 2009)

  • NEW: Support for separate keychain = support for separate master password!
  • NEW: Application Associations - Tightly integrates applications with their encrypted folders (no need to auto-unlock).
  • NEW: DelayedLauncher built-in. Check “Launch at login” in Application Associations.
  • NEW: Stupid-Proof safety checks for folders with application associations (won’t lock/restore while app is running).
  • NEW: Sparsebundle support.
  • NEW: Moved to setup-assistant based architecture.
  • NEW: Automatic backups of the database and keychain stored in the support folder (keeps 30 of each).
  • NEW: Uninstaller options allow fine-grained control over what’s uninstalled.
  • NEW: Bult-in backups allow easy and efficient backups of encrypted folders. Enable them from the preferences.
  • FIXED: Several issues relating to multiple user accounts.
  • FIXED: Bug that caused lots of notifications to appear on login when auto-fixing dir in certain situation.
  • FIXED: Bug that could cause folder restore to fail in certain situation.
  • FIXED: Bug that could cause Espionage to fail to fix a broken folder.
  • IMPROVED: Significantly faster encryption (tests have shown over 300% improvement for small folders).
  • IMPROVED: Installer more robust, should handle more system configurations.
  • IMPROVED: Installer overhauled to use new setup-assistant architecture.
  • IMPROVED: Error handling in case of failure to create image.
  • IMPROVED: Password cover is now completely opaque.
  • IMPROVED: Unlocking a folder is safer, won’t delete it before making the link unless there are no files in it.
  • IMPROVED: Added error checking to prevent encrypting a parent folder of the Espionage application itself.
  • IMPROVED: Preferences resize themselves to fit selected view.
  • IMPROVED: Better support for backup apps that synchronize over the network.
  • IMPROVED: Added new “Tools” menu, currently contains ignore list and application associations.
  • IMPROVED: Preferences are unlocked if application is unlocked, no need to re-enter password.
  • IMPROVED: Re-enabling a folder and “fix” it if it was left in a poor state (disk image in parent).
  • IMPROVED: Much of the help documentation has been updated or rewritten.
  • IMPROVED: Optimizations, quality-of-code improvements, minor bug fixes, lots of polish.

New in Espionage 1.1.2 (Nov 11, 2008)

  • NEW: support for encrypting folders over a network mount.
  • NEW: ability to run Espionage on multiple user accounts.
  • NEW: you can now rename a folder using “Locate Missing Folder…”.
  • FIXED: updated ispyd to remove unnecessary logging.
  • FIXED: “Locate Missing Item” menu item in File menu grayed out properly.
  • FIXED: some issues with non-ASCII characters.
  • FIXED: moving folder could cause Espionage to lose track of its password.
  • FIXED: potential hang when locking a non-encrypted folder w/simultaneous access.
  • IMPROVED: more informative logging.
  • IMPROVED: restoring folders copies over extended attributes.
  • IMPROVED: upon restore volume is made visible to improve robustness in case of error.
  • IMPROVED: upon restore image is appended with date in case of existing image in parent.
  • IMPROVED: one-shot notification explaining how to securely delete original folder.
  • IMPROVED: uninstaller now deletes preferences too, resulting in a truly complete uninstall.
  • IMPROVED: added instructions on how to fix error -1712.
  • IMPROVED: error handling in installer.
  • IMPROVED: Espionage won’t give annoying redundant error if helper fails during operation.
  • IMPROVED: more safety checks on what can be encrypted and what can’t.

New in Espionage 1.1.1 (Nov 4, 2008)

  • FIXED: “Open Helper Log” changed to “Open System Log”. Look for more improvements later.
  • FIXED: Attempts to encrypt ~/foo and ~/foo3 work now (thanks Roger!).
  • FIXED: [_NSStateMarker filePath] error should no longer happen.
  • FIXED: Can no longer uninstall if locked.
  • IMPROVED: Won’t let user encrypt parent folder of Espionage’s database for safety.
  • IMPROVED: Updated encryption doc to mention that you can securely delete the original folder using the Finder.
  • IMPROVED: more informative logging (don’t worry, we make sure not to log too much).
  • IMPROVED: Folder capacity is now at least 10 times the folder size. Automatic resizing coming soon.
  • IMPROVED: Espionage now intelligently handles folders that weren’t locked properly.