Encryption Wizard Changelog
What's new in Encryption Wizard 3.4.8
Jun 11, 2015- Fixed secure deletion triggered automatically after crypto operations when the OS has not yet finished closing the file. (One workaround is to disable the secure deletion option; another is to not delete input files during crypto operations, and then manually use secure deletion on the file afterwards.)
- Changed the command-line mode interaction when an option prompt is cancelled. Now a final line will be displayed reflecting the user's decision.
- Changed the password generator to reduce the potential for back-to-back repeated characters.
- New log control unique-name capabilities.
New in Encryption Wizard 3.4.7 (Jun 11, 2015)
- Fixed locking/buffering on temporary files on certain platform/JRE combinations. Ciphering operations under those conditions should no longer be abysmally slow. (Users of 3.4.6 experiencing this problem who cannot upgrade to 3.4.7 should contact ATSPI for workaround instructions.)
- Changed installation steps on Microsoft Windows platforms with restrictive security policies. Files copied into the user's own application data folder should no longer become unreadable.
New in Encryption Wizard 3.4.6 (May 14, 2015)
- New page in the builtin help, summarizing best practices from the User Manual.
- New --run-platform option adapts most of the Platform Support submenu to the command line. The exact syntax is described in the usual -vh listing.
- New MIME wrapping and unwrapping of arbitrary files via the File and popup menus. This produces RFC 2045 output with some surrounding optional text.
- Changed expansion/parsing of file paths passed during startup. This should result in fewer surprises when launching the GUI with initial filenames.
- Changed the primary cryptography actions to do as many file-related safety and sanity checks as possible before any actual crypto steps. Permission problems, questions about overwriting files, and the like should now all be done before any potentially time-consuming tasks. Also, if the user chooses to overwrite only some existing files and skip others, confirmation will be sought before starting.
- As part of the above work, changed when and how output files are created. If you are processing many files at a time, you might experience problems related to running out of file descriptors. (In practice this depends on operating system and administrative policies.) Should this occur, contact ATSPI.
- Changed how files in a folder tree are individually encrypted. Previously the tree would be "flattened" to save all .wzd files into the same folder. Now the folder tree is duplicated in the output, which should cause fewer surprises.
- Fixed temporary files being left behind, a bug in the JRE on Windows. If EW cannot work around the bug when it occurs, EW will do so when exiting. A warning to the user will be displayed, as a reminder to close the program.
- Fixed cancelling decryptions on very large files.