encrypt files with password

[kenny1999]

hi what is the best way to encrypt local files with password?

archive the files as zip/rar with password? is it easy to be broken by average computer user? Assume the passwords are something random impossible to guess out like Ddg4535SDfss

 

[beers]

zip/rar would probably be your fastest bet. There's an option to encrypt the directory contents too if you wanted to hide filenames as well.

You could manually encrypt them with whatever scheme you wanted to really though. Something asymmetric using a certificate would be stronger than a passphrase even.

 

[Agent Smith]

Download 7Z http://www.7-zip.org/7z.html

Use a SFX archive. Encrypt file names. The encryption is AES 256 and most likely won't be broken.

You could also use Ciphershed https://ciphershed.org/ and create an encrypted container. Ciphershed is a fork of the now defunct Truecrypt. https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm