[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello Bernie,

You are exactly describing the way AxCrypt is intended to work.

It’s by careful design – if you never had to sign on again, it would not be secure enough. Many on the contrary have concerns about the fact that you don’t have to sign in for every file. As it’s designed, you have to sign in after the screen saver has been activated, the computer has gone to sleepetc.

About “the first time” I think you are referring to the fact that Internet is required the very first time you install and run AxCrypt on a new computer, but not thereafter.

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hi!

Now 2.1.1409 is available for download!

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello Mathieu,

We’re just in the process of building the next version, but for practical reasons we actually publish the release notes a little ahead of time… So, as it looks now, the next version will be 2.1.1407 I hope, and it’ll be available within 30 minutes or so.

Then again, the reason for the minor delay is still not entirely clear, so it may take a little longer.

Happy to see you’re on your toes, and someone actually reads the release notes!

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Great Matt,

The most simple API for a simple command line version is probably found in the classs ‘AxCryptFile’. See Program.cs for support in parsing a command line, and how to register the necessary dependencies in the dependency injection container with ‘TypeMap.Register’.

If you find you need or would like to make any changes to the core code to facilitate things, let me know or submit a pull request.

Good luck!

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello Biondollilo,

When you use the “Key Sharing” feature, and enter the recipients e-mail the file is NOT sent to them. You still have to send the actual file. When they receive the file, they will need to use AxCrypt 2 to open the file.

Regards,

Svante

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello Matt,

Sorry! No, we have not yet implemented a full command line API. Since the new AxCrypt is much easier to develop, we’ll probably do this via a separate command line version. It’s on the agenda!

Or, if you’re a C# developer, it’s not that hard to roll your own. The source is available after all!

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Great! I thought you had just downloaded the 2.1.1403, that’s why I was curious. On the 29th, that was the current version. 1404 was released yesterday.

Your little ‘lamp’ icon in the top right should have turned red though and informed you there was a new version available.

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hi! Ok, please let me know.

Also, is it a typo, or did you get hold of 2.1.1403 ? The current version is 2.1.1404 .

If so, where did you download 2.1.1403 from?

Our official, and the only official, downloads are from axcrypt.net, for example http://www.axcrypt.net/download/ .

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello Horst,

There’s absolutely no reason it should consume any CPU at all when not working. We’ve not seen that at all.

Can you please let us know more about when this happens? For example, if you exit it, restart and sign in – does it happen then?

How many (approximately) files do you have in the ‘recent files’ list?

This is by no means by design, and if we could learn more we’ll absolutely fix it as soon as possible.

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello Bob,

I’m not at all sure I understand the situation you are in. Can you please take a screen shot and upload to show the verification dialog in question?

Svante

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello Herman!

Easily fixed.

Ensure you have the lastest version of AxCrypt 2 (2.1.1403 or later).

Ensure that you have checked the File | Options | Auto Convert 1.x Files option.

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Because AxCrypt 2 has stricter password requirements than AxCrypt 1, and because some users have different passwords for different AxCrypt 1-encrypted files, the new AxCrypt 2 Sign In password is often different that the previous.

This means AxCrypt has to ask after it when it’s needed.

If you’ve done the above, this is a one-time affair. After the files are converted and upgraded, they will use the new password, and you will only have to sign in, thereafter all is as before.

The “empty key password which can be skipped” has always been there! This is how the previous login looked like:

Notice the Key-File field. Just ignore as you always have! You’re not the first to have troubles with the key-file field, so the next version will hide it behind a “More”-button.

Once you have upgraded and converted your old files, I’m sure  you’ll find AxCrypt 2 even easier to work with!

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello,

You must have read the old documentation (or we’ve made a mistake in the new). AxCrypt 2 does not support self-decrypting files at this time.

However – if you encrypt the file, key share it with the recipient with the Key Sharing feature you can send the encrypted file along with a link to https://account.axcrypt.net/Download/AxCrypt-2.exe or download the program itself and attach it to whatever you send to the recipient.

That’s essentially what ‘self-decrypting’ archives are, except that we then append the encrypted file to the stand-alone. We don’t support that just yet, because there are simply so many things that are bad with the concept.

Oh, I just wrote blog post expanding on this subject, see http://www.axcrypt.net/blog/avoid-self-decrypting-files/ .

• This reply was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by  AxCrypt Support.

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello,

First of all – you’re using the previous version of AxCrypt, which is not actively maintained. That being said, it’s not likely to be a problem with AxCrypt, nor is it likely to be resolved by upgrading to version 2.

As the message says, Access is Denied. This typically means that you do not have the permissions to either read or write to the file in question or to the temporary folder. Check that you can create files and folders in the document directory and %TEMP%\AxCrypt .

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello Cee,

Can you give a specific example? Normally, if a request is actually blocked, AxCrypt should go into offline mode and not even try to access the Internet, and thus not be delayed by timeouts or whatever.

Svante

[AxCrypt SupportModerator]

Hello Yehuda,

You’re right. Follow the issue here: https://bitbucket.org/axantum/axcrypt-net/issues/141/the-check-for-updates-button-only-works .

Thank you!

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