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1. R CRY PTO User s Manual C Copyright 2007 2009 R tools Technology Inc 2007 2009 R tools Technology Inc All rights reserved No part of this User s Manual may be copied altered or transferred to any other media without written explicit consent from R tools Technology Inc All brand or product names appearing herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders R tools Technology Inc has developed this User s Manual to the best of its knowledge but does not guarantee that the program will fulfill all the desires of the user No warranty is made in regard to specifications or features R tools Technology Inc retains the right to make alterations to the content of this Manual without the obligation to inform third parties Contents I Table of Contents I Introduction to R Crypto 1 1 R Crypto Features rrsssvnnnnnvnnnnvennnnvnnnnnvnnnnvennnnennnnnennnnvennnnennnnnennnnvnnnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnnnn 1 2 System Requirements rnnsnnvnnnnvennnnennnnnennnnvennnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnnennnnen 2 3 R CryptoLimitatlons seniai iino ENE AAAA EEN REAA EEN EAEAN A 2 4 Trial Version Limitations rrsanvnnnnnvnnnnnennnnvnnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnnennnnennnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnennnnen 3 5 Contact Information and Technical Support rsssennnnvennnnennnnnennnnvnnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnnennnne 3 Il R Crypto Management Panel
2. Resize Now Re Encrypt Q This option will re encrypt Encrypted Disk volume with different encryption parameters Re Encrypt Now CE Gore Caer ee Or click the connected encrypted disk or the disk from Recent Encrypted Disks on R Crypto Management Panel and select Resize on theshortcut menu The Resize Encrypted Disk dialog box will appear 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Managing Encrypted Disks 19 2 Enter the new disk size on the Resize Encrypted Disk dialog box Resize Encrypted Disk dialog box Resize Encrypted Disk x Gi 2 Please specify new size for the encrypted disk My Photos Current size 10 0 MB New size 300 MB y 5 of free space i Note You have 5 33 GB of free space available for the selected location Ena If the disk is not connected the Encrypted Disk Password dialog box will appear Enter the disk password and click the OK button Enerypted Disk Password m Q The encrypted disk drive is protected by password Please type you password in appropriate text field Password LELETET EETEEEETETEEETEEEEEEETI Cancel R Crypto will start changing the disk size showing its progress The The Encrypted disk is Successfully resized message box will appear when R Crypto finishes creating the new encrypted disk R Crypto gt The encrypted disk My Photos is successfully resized File contain
3. You may make R Crypto not to show the first and the last pages in the wizards Clear Show Welcome and Completion pages next time To resume showing these pages select Show welcome and completion pages in wizards on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel R Crypto will start creating the new encrypted disk showing its progress The New encrypted disk message box will appear when R Crypto finishes creating the new encrypted 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Protecting Your Data Using R Crypto 11 disk R Crypto 7 The new encrypted disk My First Disk is successfully created File container name C Users vladt Documents My First Disk edsk Disk size 50 0 MB State Connected as Removable Disk S 3 2 Connect an Encrypted Disk Toconnect an encrypted disk 1 Right click the R Crypto icon in the system tray and select Connect Disk on the shortcut menu Other ways to connect a disk Click Connect encrypted disk or select Connect on the shortcut menu of the disk in the Recent Encrypted Disks area of the R Crypto Management Panel or Double click the encrypted disk file container in the Windows Explorer or Right click the encrypted disk file container in the Windows Explorer and select Connect on the shortcut menu or Right click the R Crypto icon in the system tray select Recent Disks on the shortcut menu then select the required encrypted disk or Right click the encrypte
4. Emulate fixed disk option is recommended only if you plan to share the new disk on Windows XP or later Windows versions The encrypted disk is protected by password Change disk password occasionally and keep it safe for better security Change Password E Geet ar re Or click the connected encrypted disk or the disk from Recent Encrypted Disks on R Crypto Management Panel and select Change Password on the shortcut menu Enter the old and newpasswords on the Encrypted Disk Password dialog box Encrypted Disk Password dialog box Encrypted Disk Password x Q Please type current encrypted disk password in appropriate text field and specify a new password Password sesereeeerenrnnrenenen New password eeeereeeeseesees Confirm password eeeesesesecssees i Password must contain at least 8 characters for better security L canei R Crypto will change the encrypted disk password and the The password is successfully changed message will appear 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 18 R Crypto Help ker x ti The password is successfully changed 4 4 Change Disk Size To change encrypted disk size 1 Click the Resize Now button on the Tools tab of the encrypted disk Properties panel Tools tab My Photos Properties men p General Tools Disconnect Resize g 3 This option will shrink or extend Encrypted Disk volume size
5. Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 1 RSA Data Security s RC2 RC4 Message Digest MD2 MD4 MD5 Data Encryption Standard DES Two Key Triple DES Three Key Triple DES Windows XP 2003 Vista Server 2008 Windows 7 only Cryptographic provider Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 36 R Crypto Help Hash algorithms Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 1 SHA 256 SHA 384 SHA 512 SHA 256 384 512 are available on Windows starting from Windows Vista only Message Digest MD2 MD4 MD5 Encryption algorithms RSA Data Security s RC2 RC4 Data Encryption Standard DES Two Key Triple DES Three Key Triple DES Advanced Encryption Standard AES 128 192 and 256 bit key lengths 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Index 37 Index A Allow to configure encryption options while creating a new disk 30 B Buttons Change Password 17 Default 19 Re Encrypt Now 19 Reset 19 Resize Now 18 ve Change Disk Encryption Settings 19 Change Disk Password 17 Change Disk Size 18 Connect an Encrypted Disk 11 Connect Encrypted Disk options Connect the disk as write protected 11 Drive letter 11 Emulate fixed disk 11 Location 11 Open drive after connect 11 Password 11 Show only available drive letters 11 Contact Information 3 Control Panel R Crypto 28 D Delete an Encrypted Disk 23 Dialog boxes Connect Encrypted Disk 11 Encrypted D
6. Management Panel From the Control Panel by clicking R Crypto icon 7 1 General Options You may set general options on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc R Crypto Settings 29 General tab General Encryption Disconnect You can select how R Crypto is configured on this computer General MI Run R Crypto at system startup Run R Crypto Management Panel at system startup M Show icon in system tray M Show notifications in system tray M Show welcome and completion pages in wizards V Store and show recent encrypted disks list Windows Shell integration Use R Crypto icon for connected encrypted disks Use cascaded shortcut menu items Show Disk Properties shortcut menu item Show Disconnect Disk shortcut menu item Show Wipe Disk shortcut menu item Show Create New shortcut menu item Ws a EE Ke Gomes so ute General R Crypto options 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 30 R Crypto Help Run R Crypto at system startup Run R Crypto Management Panel at system startup Show icon in system tray Show notificationsin system tray Show welcome and completion pages in wizards Store and show recent encrypted disks list Windows Shell integration Use R Crypto icon for con
7. My Buisness Contacts T X Clear List You may activate R Crypto Management Panel By double clicking the R Crypto system tray icon By right clicking the R Crypto system tray icon and selecting R Crypto Panel on the shortcut menu From the Start menu by clicking R Crypto in the R Crypto menu group You may configure R Crypto to automatically activate R Crypto Management Panel at each computer startup Select Run R Crypto Management Panel at system startup option on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Protecting Your Data Using R Crypto 5 lll Protecting Your Data Using R Crypto To store your confidential data safely and securely using R Crypto you need Create an encrypted disk You may create as many encrypted disks as you need and place them anywhere you need Once the disks are created you need to place your confidential data on those encrypted disks To do this Connect an encrypted disk You may connect as many disks as you need You may access the connected encrypted disks as they were regular disks in your system Transfer your confidential data on those disks Then you are through with the work with your confidential data your need toprevent access to your confidential data To do this Disconnect a connected encrypted disk 3 1 Create a New Encrypted Disk To create a new encrypted disk 1 Double click the R Crypto icon in the system tra
8. R Crypto Help IV Managing Encrypted Disks You may perform all encrypted disk management operations on the disk s Properties panel Toaccess the encrypted disk Properties panel Right click the encrypted disk s file container in Windows Explorer and select Disk Properties Other ways to access the encrypted disk Properties panel Right click the encrypted disk s file container in the Windows Explorer and select Disk Properties on the shortcut menu or Right click the encrypted disk s file container in the Windows Explorer select Properties on the shortcut menu go to the R Crypto tab and click the Advanced button or Click the encrypted disk in Recent Encrypted Disks on the R Crypto Management Panel and select Properties on the shortcut menu If the encrypted disk is connected Right click the encrypted disk in the Windows Explorer and select Disk Properties on the shortcut menu or Right click the encrypted disk in the Windows Explorer select Properties on the shortcut menu go to the R Crypto tab and click the Advanced button or Click the connected encrypted disk on R Crypto Management Panel and select Properties on the shortcut menu Then you may perform the following operations 4 1 You Change disk default drive letter and other connection options Change disk disconnect options Change disk password Change disk size Re encrypt an encrypted disk Note that you may also use Re encrypt Wizard to selec
9. disconnect all encrypted disks Use force disconnect for automatically disconnect all encrypted disks Automatically disconnect cases Computer lock Hibernate F Screen saver running V Encrypted disk file container storage media is removed Exceeding encrypted disk inactivity period Inactivity period 30 minutes Disconnect all disks shortcut key None Cancel Apply Help Default disconnect options Use force disconnect for automatically disconnectall encrypted disks Automatically disconnect cases Computer lock Hibernate Screen saver running Encrypted disk file container storage media is removed After period of encrypted disk inactivity Disconnect shortcut key Select this check box if you want R Crypto to force disconnect all connected encrypted disks In this case R Crypto will not wait for other applications to finish their operations with the encrypted disks Reduces disconnect time but risk appears to lose data being written to the encrypted disk when the disconnection occurs Select the cases when R Crypto will automatically disconnect all connected encrypted disk R Crypto will always disconnect disks upon user logoff Select this check box to make R Crypto automatically disconnect all connected encrypted disks upon computer lock Select this check box to make R Crypto automatically disconnect all connected encrypted disks upon your computer going to hibernate Se
10. letter under which the connected encrypted disk will be visible to your system Select lt Auto gt to let R Crypto select the drive letter itself You may also select any empty NTFS folder as a disk connection point by clicking lt Browse gt This option can be modified later on the General tab of the encrypted disk Properties panel Show only If this check box is selected let R Crypto shows only drive letters available for the available drive connection It is impossible to connect an encrypted disk using the letter that is letter occupied by another device in the system Filesystem Select a file system for the new encrypted disk You may also select None to leave the disk unformatted to formate it later using standard Windows utilities Encrypt empty Select this check box if your want R Crypto to encrypt the empty space in the space of the disk disk s file container This option increases time necessary to create a disk but also whilecreation increases security as it conceals the size of the encrypted disk s file container occupied by actual data Automatically Select this check box if you want to have this disk automatically connected upon connect this disk creation after creation Emulatefixeddisk Select this checkbox if you want your system see the new disk as a fixed one This option is only used while connecting the disk and doesn t affect the disk creation process in any way This option can be modified later on the General ta
11. only access That is you will be able to read your data on already created encrypted disks but will not be able to modify them to store new data on those disks or create new encrypted disks As soon as the license key is entered all limitations will be removed If you do not have the license key you may obtain it by purchasing R Crypto 1 5 Contact Information and Technical Support To obtain the latest version of R Crypto go to Product Site http www data security software com Sales Department sales r tt com R Crypto Technical Support Team is available 24 hours a day seven days a week and has an average response time less than 4 hours Tech Support support r tt com Send your support request to http www r tt com SupportRequest shtmi 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 4 R Crypto Help ll R Crypto Management Panel You may perform most actions from R Crypto Management Panel A nr R Crypto management panel ciai Pick a task efh Create New Disk Connect Disk Disconnect All Disks Close R Crypto Panel Disconnect All Disks and Exit 3 Run new encrypted disk creation wizard 3 Connect encrypted disk 3 Disconnect all connected encrypted disks gt Configure auto connected encrypted disks B Configure R Crypto settings corer de ei Connected encrypted disks My Work Documents My Confidential Documents My Buisness Contacts T E My Photos s My Photos S E
12. 28 Used cascaded shortcut menu items 28 Windows Shell integration 28 Introduction to R Crypto 1 Managing Encrypted Disks 14 Messages New encrypted disk 5 The encrypted disk is sucessfully re encrypted 19 The password is successfully changed 17 N New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard Completing the New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard 5 Encrypted Disk Options 5 Encrypted Disk Password 5 Encryption Settings 5 General Encrypted Disk Information 5 Welcome to the Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard 5 P Protecting Your Data Using R Crypto 5 Re R Crypto Features 1 R Crypto file container 5 R Crypto Limitations 2 R Crypto Management Panel 4 R Crypto Settings 28 R Crypto Settings panel 28 R Crypto Settings tabs Automatically disconnect cases 31 Computer lock 31 Disconnect 31 Disconnect all disks shortcut key 31 Disconnection options 31 Encryption 30 General 28 Hibernate 31 Screen saver running 31 Use force disconnect for automatically disconnect the disk 31 Re Encrypt Disk Wizard Completing the Re Encrypt Disk Wizard page 19 Encrypted Disk Password page 19 Encryption Settings page 19 Welcome to the Re Encrypt Disk Wizard page 19 Remove an Encrypted Disk from Recent Encryted Disks 23 OG Security Issues 35 Shortcut menu Connect 11 Connect Disk 11 Create New Disk 5 Delete 23 Disconnect All Disks 13 Disconnect Disk 13 Remove from Recent List 23 Settings 28 By Be Technical Support 3 tri
13. 4 lll Protecting Your Data Using R Crypto 5 1 Create a New Encrypted Disk rrnennnnnvnnnnvonnnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnennnnnennnnvnnnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnn 5 2 Connect an Encrypted Disk rrnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnennnnnvnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 11 3 Disconnect a Connected Encrypted Disk rrnnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnennr 13 IV Managing Encrypted Disks 14 1 Change Disk Connect Options ssrnnnnvvnnnnvnnnnnennnnnennnnvennnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnnennnnnennnennnnnennnner 14 2 Change Disk Disconnect Options rrrsennnnvennnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnennnnnvnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennr 15 3 Change Disk Password rrrnsvnnanvennnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenennnnnn 17 4 Change Disk Size sauna 18 5 Re encrypt an Encrypted Disk rrnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnennnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 19 6 Wipe an Encrypted Disk rrnnnnvnnnnvennnnvnnnnnvnnnnvennnnennnnnennnnvnnnnnennnnnennnnvnnnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 23 7 Remove an Encrypted Disk from Recent Encrypted Disks rrnnvnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnnnn 23 V Configure Auto connected Encrypted Disks 25 VI R Crypto System Tray Icon 27 VII R Crypto Settings 28 1 General Options 4ua nude icc cack cesses Soci cect ce eects dict cece ANE AEEA enced ANRE A ENARA NETE 28 25 Encryption Options Seaan ner aeee AAR IAEN ARAIRE IAEN ARAARA EEREN ARAE IRA
14. Best Security Practices topic for more information on how to choose a strong password 4 On the Completing the Re Encrypt Disk Wizard page click the Finish button to complete the re encryption of the encrypted disk Completing the Re Encrypt Disk Wizard page Re Encrypt Disk Wizard Completing the Re Encrypt Disk Wizard Wizard has collected enough information to complete disk re encryption process If you want to review or change any settings click Back Click Cancel to close the wizard without performing any action To complete the operation click Finish A F Show Welcome and Completion pages next time Cancel Help You may make R Crypto not to show the first and the last pages in the wizards Clear Show Welcome and Completion pages next time To resume showing these pages select Show welcome and completion pages in wizards on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Managing Encrypted Disks 23 R Crypto will start re encrypting the encrypted disk showing its progress The The encrypted disk is sucessfully re encrypted message box will appear when R Crypto finishes re encrypting the disk R Crypto gt The encrypted disk My Photos is successfully re encrypted File container name C My Encrypted Disks My Photos edsk State Not Connected 4 6 Wipe an Encrypted Disk Be aware Once an encrypte
15. NIAE ARAIRE 30 3 Disconnect Options rrsssvnnnnnvnnnnvennnnennnnnennnnvennnnennnnnennnnvennnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenennnnn 31 Vill Command line Utility 33 IX Security Issues 35 1 Best Security Practices cesccceseeesseeeeseeeseeeeeeseneesseeeseseneeseneeeseeeseeeneeseneeeseeeseeseeeseneeseenes 35 2 Cryptographic and Hash Algorithms rrrasvennnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnr 35 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc lI R Crypto Help Index 37 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Introduction to R Crypto 1 Introduction to R Crypto R Crypto is an easy to use disk encryption software that protects your confidential information and personal data on desktop notebook or aremovable data storage device against unauthorized access To protect the data R Crypto creates encrypted virtual disks virtual data storage devices These disks provide real time data encryption and decryption which are fully transparent to the user it means that the data is being encrypted just before it is being written to the disk and is being decrypted right after it is being read from the disk without the need of user intervention All data such as file and folder names and content of all files stored on such disks is constantly encrypted The access to data on the virtual encrypted disk is impossible unless the user provides a correct password At the same time
16. Properties on the connected encrypted disk or encrypted disk file container shortcut menu item in the Windows Explorer Select this option if you want to have Disconnect Disk on the connected encrypted disk or encrypted disk file container shortcut menu item in the Windows Explorer Select this option if you want to have Wipe Disk on the connected encrypted disk shortcut menu item or encrypted disk file container shortcut menu item in the Windows Explorer Show Create New Select this option if you want to have R Crypto file container shortcut menu item shortcut menu item in the New submenu in the Windows Explorer File menu 7 2 Encryption Options You may set default encryption options on the Encryption tab of the R Crypto Settings panel 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc R Crypto Settings 31 Encryption tab R Crypto Settings xs General Encryption Disconnect Q You can configure the default encryption options Most secure good performance More secure best performance Best compatible chose this option only if you plan to use new encrypted disks on Windows 2000 7 Custom settings Selected encryption settings Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 1 Advanced Encryption Standard 256 bit Cor Ceni Caer Gree You may select the settings either from a predefined set or select them separately on the Encryption Settin
17. R Crypto System Tray Icon Runs New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard Activates Connect Encrypted Disk dialog box This sub menu contains all currently connected encrypted disks By clicking on one of them it will be disconnected If no currently connected encrypted disks this sub menu will be disabled Dragging the cursor over the encrypted disk in this sub menu shows the path to its file container By clicking on this item R Crypto will disconnect all currently connected encrypted disks and they will disappear in My Computer If no currently connected encrypted disks this menu item will be disabled This sub menu contains a clickable list of recently connected encrypted disks if enabled Click on the menu item representing a recent encrypted disk to display a Connect Encrypted Disk dialog box and connect a recent disk Activates R Crypto Settings dialog box Display R Crypto help Display product information version number copyright and license status Activates R Crypto product registration dialog box By clicking on this item R Crypto will disconnect all currently connected encrypted disks and exit 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 28 R Crypto Help Vil R Crypto Settings You may change default R Crypto options on the R Crypto Settings panel You may activate R Crypto Settings panel By right clicking the R Crypto icon in the system tray and selecting Settings on the shortcut menu From the R Crypto
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19. all file and disk operations for connected virtual encrypted disks are performed the same way as for standard disks All data of the encrypted virtual disk is stored together with the disk meta data in a single file container That means that a virtual encrypted disk is actually an ordinary file that can be stored on any data storage device like a hard drive USB disk CD DVD or a network resource and can be easily transferred to another computer or backed up R Crypto encrypts the data on virtual disks using the cryptographic infrastructure of the Microsoft Windows operating system This infrastructure allows the users to use various installable cryptographic service providers including those that are already pre installed For example Microsoft AES Cryptographic Provider is one of the pre installed cryptographic service providers in Windows XP and Vista that implements the modern and most secure encryption algorithm Advanced Encryption Standard AES with key length of 128 192 and 256 bits Such approach allows the users to select themselves the cryptographic sub system that satisfies their requirements It also reduces limitations on the use of R Crypto in companies that require certification for such products to meet certain governmental or corporate standards 1 1 R Crypto Features Simple and easy to use interface R Crypto Management Panel providing access for the user to all actions of the system Wizard guiding the users through t
20. b of the encrypted disk Properties panel Select Emulate fixed disk only if you plan to share the new disk on Windows XP or later Windows versions 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 10 R Crypto Help 5 Enter the password for the new encrypted disk on the Encrypted Disk Password page and click the Next button Encrypted Disk Password page New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard x Encrypted Disk Password The password will be used next time you connect this disk Type the password in both text fields Password eeeeeeeeeeeceees Confirm password eeeeceseceeesees i Password must contain at least 8 characters for better security lt Back Cid Cancel Help Go to the Best Security Practices topic for more information on how to choose a strong password 6 On the Completing the New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard page Click the Finish button to complete the creation of the new encrypted disk Completing the New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard page New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard E Completing the New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard Wizard has collected enough information to complete encrypted disk creation process If you want to review or change any settings click Back Click Cancel to close the wizard without performing any action To complete the operation click Finish Go f p i IV Show Welcome and Completion pages next time ED Cas Gee
21. ct Connect to lt Auto gt h Connect this disk as write protected Emulate fixed disk i The Emulate fixed disk option is recommended only if you plan to share the current disk on Windows XP or later Windows versions Cancel Advanced lt lt Connect Encrypted Disk options Location Shows the location of the file container of the encrypted disk Password Enter the password for this encrypted disk Open drive after Select this check box to make R Crypto immediately open the disk in Windows connect Explorer after connection Advanced Options Use advanced options to override the default connect options specified on the General tab of the encrypted disk Properties panel Connect to Select the drive letter under which the connected encrypted disk will be visible to your system Select lt Auto gt to let R Crypto select the drive letter itself Note that R Crypto shows only drive letters currently available for the connection It is impossible to connect an encrypted disk using the letter that is occupied by another device in the system Instead of selecting a drive letter you may also select any empty NTFS folder as a disk connection point by clicking lt Browse gt Connect the diskas Select this check box if you want to connect the encrypted disk as a read only write protected device You will be able to read data from the disk but not to write anything to it Emulatefixeddisk Select this checkbox i
22. d disk is wiped all its data is completely destroyed and you will not be able to recover it The file container will become unusable even if it is restored by any undelete software You cannot undo this operation To wipe an encrypted disk and delete its file container Click the connected encrypted disk or the disk from Recent Encrypted Disks on R Crypto Management Panel and select Wipe on the shortcut menu Other ways to wipe an encrypted disk Right click the connected encrypted disk in the Windows Explorer and select Wipe Disk on the shortcut menu or Right click the encrypted disk file container in the Windows Explorer and select Wipe Disk on the shortcut menu The warning message will appear Click Yes on it R Crypto zx All data stored on this encrypted disk will be permanently destroyed A You will not be able to unde this operation Are you sure that you want to delete the encrypted disk file container R Crypto will disconnect the encrypted disk render the disk file container unusable pattern and delete the file container from the host s file system 4 7 Remove an Encrypted Disk from Recent Encrypted Disks To see the Recent Encrypted Disks list you need toenable Store and show recent encrypted disks list option on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 24 R Crypto Help To remove a specific encrypted diskfrom the Recent Encrypted Di
23. d disk s file container in the Windows Explorer select Properties on the shortcut menu go to the R Crypto tab and click the Connect button The Connect Encrypted Disk dialog box will appear Connect Encrypted Disk dialog box Connect Encrypted Disk een The encrypted disk drive is protected by password YP Please type you password in appropriate text field Location C My Encrypted Disks My Photos edsk X Browse Password LEZETETETEEEEEETEEETEEETEEE EEEE I Open drive after connect l Cancel Advanced gt gt 2 Select the encrypted disk file container if necessary enter the password and click the OK button R Crypto will use the connection options specified during encrypted disk creation or management To change these options click the Advanced button and edit them on the Connect Encrypted Disk dialog box Please 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 12 R Crypto Help note that these changes will affect only the current connection of the encrypted disk To learn how to make permanent changes in encrypted disk options go to the Managing Encrypted Disks chapter for details Connect Encrypted Disk dialog box E Connect Encrypted Disk Es The encrypted disk drive is protected by password S Please type you password in appropriate text field Location C My Encrypted Disks My Photos edsk Password LEEEEEEETEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE EEEE EES Open drive after conne
24. e later 3 Select the encryption settings for the new encrypted disk on the Encryption Setting page and click the Next button Encryption Settings page New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard men Encryption Settings Specify the new disk encryption settings Choose one of the predefined encryption options or specify encryption settings manually by clicking Custom button Most secure good performance D More secure best performance Best compatible chose this option only if you plan to use disk on Windows 2000 5 Custom settings Selected encryption settings Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 1 and Advanced Encryption Standard 256 bit Custom Default lt Back Cancel Help se Ce 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 8 R Crypto Help You may select the settings either from a predefined set or select them separately on the Encryption Settings dialog box Encryption Settings A Select cryptographic service provider CSP data Q hashing algorithm data encryption algorithm and encryption key length Provider Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptograp v Hash Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 1 z Cipher advanced Encryption Standard 256 bit X Key length Ce To reach the Encryption Settings dialog box select Custom settings or click the Custom button Click the Default button to make the
25. encryption settings as they specified on the the Encryption tab of the R Crypto Settings panel The Selected encryption settings field briefly describes the settings you have selected Please note that you need to select Best compatible if you plan to use the new encrypted disk on Windows 2000 You may learn more about the encryption and hash algorithms on the Cryptographic and Hash Algorithms topic 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Protecting Your Data Using R Crypto 9 4 Select the default connection point drive letter or empty NTFS folder file system creation and default connect options for the new encrypted disk on the Encrypted Disk Options page and click the Next button Encrypted Disk Options page New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard Encrypted Disk Options Specifies how this encrypted disk will be presented in the system Select the default connection point drive letter or empty NTFS folder file system and disk creation options for the new encrypted disk Connect to lt auto gt J Show only available drive letters File system NTFS v V Encrypt empty space of this disk while creation V Automatically connect this disk after creation Emulate fixed disk i The Emulate fixed disk option is recommended only if you plan to share the new encrypted disk on Windows XP or later Windows versions oD Go Ge Encrypted Disk options Connect to Select the drive
26. er every time you connect the encrypted disk to the system Connect this Select this check box if you want to connect the encrypted disk as a read only device You disk as write will be able to read data from the disk but not to write anything to it protected Emulatefixed Select this checkbox if you want that your system sees the disk as a fixed one Select disk Emulate fixed disk only if you plan to share the encrypted disk on Windows XP or later Windows versions 4 2 Change Disk Disconnect Options You may change encrypted disk disconnect options on the Disconnect tab of the encrypted disk Properties panel 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 16 R Crypto Help Disconnect tab My Photos Properties General Tools Disconnect OQ You can configure automatically disconnect disk options and A specify a shortcut key to disconnect disk Use computer default automatically disconnect settings Use force disconnect for automatically disconnect this disk Automatically disconnect cases V Computer lock Hibernate Screen saver running Disconnect shortcut key Ctrl Alt P E Genet av ee Encrypted Disk disconnect options Use computer Select this check box if you want R Crypto to use default disconnect options default automatically disconnect settings Use force disconnect Select this check box if you want R Crypto to force disconnect this encrypted disk In for automatically thi
27. er name C My Encrypted Disks My Photos edsk State Not Connected 4 5 Re encrypt an Encrypted Disk R Crypto provides a special Re Encrypt Disk Wizard to perform an encrypted disk re encryption operation It is recommended to re encrypt your disk from time to time to enhance the security of your data You may also use this Wizard to change encryption and hash algorithms for your encrypted disk 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 20 R Crypto Help To Re encrypt an encrypted disk 1 Click the Re Encrypt Now button on the Tools tab of the encrypted disk Properties panel Tools tab My Photos Properties x General Tools Disconnect Resize v This option will shrink or extend Encrypted Disk volume 6g size Resize Now Re Encrypt Q This option will re encrypt Encrypted Disk volume with different encryption parameters Re Encrypt Now l Cancel Apply Help Or click the connected encrypted disk or the disk from Recent Encrypted Disks on R Crypto Management Panel and select Re Encrypt on the shortcut menu The Re Encrypt Disk Wizard will appear Welcome to the Re Encrypt Disk Wizard page Re Encrypt Disk Wizard cn Welcome to the Re Encrypt Disk Wizard This wizard will guide you through the process of disk re encryption To continue dick Next O how Welcome and Completion pages next time Cancel Help Cl
28. f you want that your system sees the disk as a fixed one Use this option only if you plan to share this disk on Windows XP or later Windows versions R Crypto will connect the selected encrypted disk and it will appear in My Computer f the Show notifications in system tray option is selected on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel R Crypto will show the The encrypted disk lt DiskName gt is successfully connected as Removable Disk lt DiskLetter gt message in the balloon ToolTip appearing at the R Crypto icon in the system tray If the Emulate fixed disk option is selected R Crypto will show it as Local Disk lt DiskLetter gt in this message 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Protecting Your Data Using R Crypto 13 You may access your data on this encrypted disk as it was on aconventional disk in your system 3 3 Disconnect a Connected Encrypted Disk To disconnecta connected encrypted disk Right click the R Crypto icon in the system tray select Disconnect on the shortcut menu then select the required connected encrypted disk in the list Other ways to disconnect a connected encrypted disk Click the connected encrypted disk on R Crypto Management Panel and select Disconnect on the shortcut menu or Right click the connected encrypted disk or the corresponding file container in the Windows Explorer and select Disconnect Disk on the shortcut menu or Right click the connected encryp
29. gorithm and Provider Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptograp v Hash Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 1 v Cipher Advanced Encryption Standard 256 bit z Key length Default 256 Click the Default button to make the settings as they specified on the the Encryption tab of the R Crypto Settings panel Click the Reset button to return the encryption settings to the previous ones The Selected encryption settings field briefly describes the settings you have selected Please note that you need to select Best compatible if you plan to use the encrypted disk on Windows 2000 You may learn more about the encryption and hash algorithms on the Cryptographic and Hash Algorithms topic 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 22 R Crypto Help 3 Enter a new password for the disk being re encrypted on the Encrypted Disk Password page and click the Next button Encrypted Disk Password page Re Encrypt Disk Wizard Ea Encrypted Disk Password The new password will be used next time you connect this disk Please type current encrypted disk password in appropriate text field and specify a new password Password o000000000000000nn0nn en New password seereeerenreneernnrenneneen Confirm password SSSSSSSS SSS SSSSSSSSOSESEOES i Password must contain at least 8 characters for better security Aae Ga Ge You need to enter a really new password the old one will not be accepted Go to the
30. gs dialog box Encryption Settings xs Select cryptographic service provider CSP data hashing algorithm data encryption algorithm and encryption key length Provider Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptograp v Hash Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 1 v Cipher Advanced Encryption Standard 256 bit r Key length Default 256 Cancel To reach the Encryption Settings dialog box select Custom settings or click the Custom button The Selected encryption settings field briefly describes the settings you have selected Please note that you need to select Best compatible if you plan to use the new encrypted disk on Windows 2000 You may learn more about the encryption and hash algorithms on the Cryptographic and Hash Settings topic Select Allow to configure encryption options while creating a new disk to be able to set the encryption options for the new encrypted disk on the New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard 7 3 Disconnect Options You may set default disconnect options on the Disconnect tab of the R Crypto Settings panel These options are used for all connected encrypted disks excluding those disks for which individual disconnect options are set 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 32 R Crypto Help Disconnect tab R Crypto Settings mm General Encryption Disconnect Q You can configure the default automatically disconnect options Vg and specify a shortcut key to
31. he creation of encrypted disks List of the most frequently connected encrypted disks can be disabled Configurable list of auto connected encrypted disks Change the size of the encrypted disk easily Access to encrypted disk control actions outside the R Crypto Management Panel directly from the Windows shell for example connect disconnect Special icon for connected encrypted disks in the Windows shell can be disabled Access to most R Crypto actions from the Windows system tray Reliable data protection and encryption Users can use various cryptographic service providers both pre installed in the Windows operating system and available from the third parties Disk free space encryption can be disabled Wizard guiding the users through the disks re encryption Ability to connect an encrypted disk in the read only mode Configurable hot keys to disconnect either all connected encrypted disks or each disk separately Automatic disconnection of all connected encrypted disk upon user s logoff Ability to automatically disconnect the encrypted disks upon screensaver startup entering the hibernation mode or computer lockup Ability to automatically disconnect the encrypted disks upon encrypted disk file container storage media is 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 2 R Crypto Help removed from the system New feature in R Crypto 1 4 Ability to automatically disconnect the encrypted disks upon exceed
32. ick the Next button to continue You may make R Crypto not to show the first and the last pages in the wizards Clear Show Welcome and Completion pages next time To resume showing these pages select Show welcome and completion 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Managing Encrypted Disks 21 pages in wizards on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel Select new encryption settings for the disk on the Encryption Setting page and click the Next button Encryption Settings page Re Encrypt Disk Wizard x Encryption Settings Specify disk encryption settings Choose one of the predefined encryption options or specify encryption settings manually by clicking Custom button Most secure good performance D More secure best performance Best compatible chose this option only if you plan to use disk on Windows 2000 5 Custom settings Selected encryption settings Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 1 and Three Key Triple DES Custom Default Reset lt Back Cancel Help You may select the settings either from a predefined set or select them separately on the Encryption Settings dialog box To reach the Encryption Settings dialog box select Custom settings or click the Custom button Encryption Settings encryption key length Select cryptographic service provider CSP data hashing algorithm data encryption al
33. indows XP 32 and 64 bit versions Windows 2000 Browser Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher You also need administrative privileges to install R Crypto on your computer 1 3 R Crypto Limitations No limitations on the number of created file containers for the encrypted disks and the places where they reside File containers may be stored on any media supported by your computer including devices with removable storage and network drives The size of file containers for encrypted disks is limited only by its own file system and the file system of the storage location where they are to reside NTFS no limitations FAT32 up to 4 GB FAT16 up to 2 GB The minimum size of the file container cannot be less than 64 kB The number of simultaneously connected encrypted disks is unlimited if you choose to connect encrypted disks to empty NTFS folders Still the number of encrypted disks simultaneously connected to separate drive letters cannot exceed the number ofdrive letters available in your system 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Introduction to R Crypto 3 1 4 Trial Version Limitations Please note that you will have R Crypto running in the trial mode until you register it with a valid license key The trial period lasts for 30 days during which there are no limitations in R Crypto operation When the trial period expires R Crypto will still give you access to your data stored on the encrypted disks but with the read
34. ing an encrypted disk inactivity period Inactivity period is a period of time when the connected encrypted disk is not being used that is it is a period of time when no data is being read from the disk or being written to the disk New feature in R Crypto 1 4 Ability to enforce the disconnection of locked encrypted disks upon automatic disconnection File containers of the connected encrypted disks are protected against re writing and deletion Wipe encrypted disks for secure deletion Using over network Ability to create and connect encrypted disks file containers located on any accessible network location Connecting an encrypted disk emulating a local disk to provide access for remote users required for Windows XP and later versions Automatic saving and restoring of the encrypted disk network sharing options New feature in R Crypto 1 4 Advanced usage Ability to connect the encrypted disk to an empty NTFS folder e g C path to empty NTFS folder Support for system disk utilities check disk defragmentation etc Command line utility to manage encrypted disks connections 1 2 System Requirements Hardware Minimum 10 MB of free disk space to install the program Enough disk space for encrypted disks file containers Software Operatingsystem Windows 7 Beta 32 and 64 bit versions New in R Crypto 1 3 Windows Server 2008 32 and 64 bit versions Windows Vista 32 and 64 bit versions Windows Server 2003 W
35. isk Password 17 Resize Encrypted Disk 18 Disconnect a Connected Encrypted Disk 13 Disconnect Options 31 Disconnection options Automatically disconnect cases 15 Computer lock 15 Disconnect shortcut key 15 Hibernate 15 Screen saver running 15 Use computer default automatically disconnect settings 15 Use force disconnect for automatically disconnect the disk 15 Disk Properties panel 14 Disk Properties tabs Disconnect 15 General 14 17 Tools 18 19 eS Encrypted Disk options Automatically connect this disk after creation 5 Drive letter 5 Emulate fixed disk 5 Encrypt empty space of the disk while creating 5 File system 5 Show only available drive letter 5 Encryption Options 30 Ge General Encrypted Disk Information options Container location 5 Container name 5 Disk size 5 General options 28 Connect this disk as write protected 14 Drive letter 14 Emulate fixed disk 14 Run R Crypto at system startup 28 Run R Crypto Management Panel at system startup 28 Show Create New shortcut menu item 28 Show Disconnect Disk shortcut menu item 28 Show Disk Properties shortcut menu item 28 Show icon in system tray 28 Show icons in shortcut menu 28 Show notifications in system tray 28 Show welcome and completion pages in wizards 28 Store and show recent encrypted disks list 28 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 38 R Crypto Help General options 28 Use R Crypto icon for connected encrypted disks
36. lect Show welcome and completion pages in wizards on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Protecting Your Data Using R Crypto 7 2 Specify the name and location of a file container for the new encrypted disk and size of the new encrypted disk on the General Encrypted Disk nformation page and click the Next button General Encrypted Disk Information page New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard General Encrypted Disk Information Basic parameters required to create the new encrypted disk Specify the name and location of a new disk file container which will be created to hold the data of this disk and specify desired new disk size Container name My First Encrypted Disk Container location E Documents v Disk size 520 Q 9 of free space i Note You have 5 64 GB of free space available for the selected location lt Back i Cancel Help General Encrypted Disk Information options Container Specify the name of the file container That should be only the file name without a drive name letter and path Container Specify the path to the file container You may enter the location directly select a location location or select lt Browse gt to browse to the required place Disk size Specify the size of the new encrypted disk You may also use the slider to select the size of the new encrypted disk If needed you may change the disk siz
37. lect this check box to make R Crypto automatically disconnect all connected encrypted disks when a screen saver starts Select this check box to make R Crypto automatically disconnect all connected encrypted disks upon encrypted disk file container storage media is removed from the system Select this check box to make R Crypto automatically disconnect connected encrypted disk upon exceeding an encrypted disk inactivity period Inactivity period is a period of time when the connected encrypted disk is not being used that is itis a period of time when no data is being read from the disk or being written to the disk Select a shortcut key to disconnect all connected encrypted disk 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Command line Utility 33 Vil Command line Utility R Crypto provides a command line utility for advanced managing of the encrypted disks connections This command line utility is intended to be used in batch files Connect an encrypted disk To connect the desired file container to the system run the following command EdiskCmd exe connect lt connect options gt lt file container path gt Valid connect command options Specifies the file container password as PWD password PW D or p PWD readonly or Use this option to connect the encrypted disk as write protected ro connect Specifies the encrypted disk connection point as CP CP can be a drive letter e g point CP or S
38. ncrypted Disk Connection Point State amp C My Encrypted Disks My Photos edsk lt Auto gt Not Connected amp C My Encrypted Disks My Work Documents edsk W Not Connected Add You may activate Auto connected Encrypted Disks dialog box from R Crypto Management Panel by clicking the Configure auto connected encrypted disks task To add an encrypted disk to the list Click the Add button in the Auto connected Encrypted Disks dialog box select a desired disk s file container in the appeared Open dialog box and click Open Other ways to add an encrypted disk to the auto connected disks list Right click on the empty area of the list of encrypted disks in the Auto connected Encrypted Disks dialog box and select Add on the shortcut menu or Switch the dialog focus to the list of encrypted disks an press the Insert key 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 26 R Crypto Help newly added encrypted disk will appear in the list To remove an encrypted diskfrom the list Select an encrypted disk you wish to remove from the auto connected disks list and click the Remove button Other ways to remove an encrypted disk from the auto connecteddisks list Right click on the desired encrypted disk in the list and select Remove on the shortcut menu or Select the desired encrypted disk in the list and press the Delete key The desired encrypted disk will be removed from the list To change the pro
39. nected encrypted disks Use cascaded shortcut menu items Show Disk Properties shortcut menu item Show Disconnect Disk shortcut menu item Show Wipe Disk Select this option to have R Crypto running at each system startup You will not have to start it manually Select this option to have R Crypto Management Panel running at each system startup Select this option if you want to see the R Crypto system tray icon Select this option if you want to have the R Crypto show the notifications of completed operations appeared in balloon ToolTips appearing at the R Crypto system tray icon Select this option if you want to see the welcome and completion pages in R Crypto wizards Select this option if you want R Crypto to store the list of recently connected encrypted disks This list will appear in the R Crypto system tray icon shortcut menu and in the R Crypto Management Panel This option allows you to find the necessary encrypted disks easier but reveals it to anyone who has access to your computer Select this option if you want to see connected encrypted disks marked with the R Crypto icon rather than the icon of the standard disk icon in My Computer frp ku My Photos S Select this option if you want to place all R Crypto shortcut menu items in the Windows Explorer for the connected encrypted disk or the encrypted disk file container into the R Crypto submenu Select this option if you want to have Disk
40. or a path to an empty NTFS folder cp CP fixed or fd Use this option to connect the encrypted disk emulating a fixed disk Examples EdiskCmd exe connect C MyEncryptedDisk edsk EdiskCmd exe connect connect point R password secret C MyEncryptedDisk edsk Disconnect an encrypted disk To disconnect the desired encrypted disk from the system run the following command EdiskCmd exe disconnect lt disconnect options gt lt file container path or disk connection point gt Valid disconnect command options force or f Force encrypted disk disconnection even if there are any opened handles to the disk Examples EdiskCmd exe disconnect S EdiskCmd exe disconnect C MyEncryptedDisk edsk Disconnect all encrypted disks To disconnect all connected encrypted disks from the system run the following command EdiskCmd exe disconnectall lt disconnectall options gt 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 34 R Crypto Help Valid disconnectall command options force or f Force encrypted disk disconnection even if there are any opened handles to the disk Examples EdiskCmd exe disconnectall force 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Security Issues 35 IX Security Issues Best security practices Cryptographic and Hash Algorithms 9 1 Best Security Practices It is recommended to follow these simple rules to enhance the security of your data
41. perties of an encrypted disk in the list Select an encrypted disk in the auto connected disks list and click the Properties button Other ways to change the properies of the encrypted disk Double click on the desired encrypted disk in the list or Right click on the desired encrypted disk in the list and select Properties on the shortcut menu or Select the desired encrypted disk in the list and press the Alt Enter keys The desired encrypted disk s Properties panel will appear 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc R Crypto System Tray Icon 27 VI R Crypto System Tray Icon R Crypto places a special icon in the system tray to provide users with easy and quick access to common R Crypto actions You can activate a tray icon menu shown below by right clicking the R Crypto System Tray Icon R Crypto system tray icon menu R Crypto Panel Create New Disk Connect Disk Disconnect r Disconnect All Disks Recent Disks My Buisness Contacts My Confidential Documents My Photos S Settings Help D e D eD My Work Documents W ECS 000 About Clear List Register R Crypto system tray icon menu actions R Crypto Panel Create New Disk Connect Disk Disconnect sub menu Disconnect All Disks Recent Disks sub menu Settings Help About Register Exit Activates R Crypto Management Panel You also may perform this action by double clicking on the
42. protected by R Crypto Select a strong password Select a password or even better a pass phrase sufficiently long 8 characters at least Do not select simple words or numbers like your date of birth Include capitalized letters digits and other characters Maintain your encrypted disks Change password regularly Re encrypt your disks periodically Use Wipe an Encrypted Disk function to delete the desired encrypted disk instead of simple deletion Other security practices Remember your passwords Do not write them on paper 9 2 Cryptographic and Hash Algorithms R Crypto uses separate Cryptographic Service Providers CSP s to perform all its data encryption data hashing and encryption keys generation operations Those cryptographic service providers may be either those already built into the Windows operating system like Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider and Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider built into Windows XP or obtained separately and installed by the user itself That ensures that only known and reliable implementations of cryptography are used R Crypto supports the following cryptographic providers and their respective algorithms that are pre installed in the Windows operating system by default Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista Server 2008 Windows 7 Cryptographic providers Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider and Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider Hash algorithms Encryption algorithms
43. s case R Crypto will not wait for other applications to finish their operations with disconnect the disk the encrypted disk Reduces disconnect time but risk appears to lose data being written to the encrypted disk when the disconnection occurs Automatically Select the cases when R Crypto will automatically disconnect the connected disconnect cases encrypted disk R Crypto will always disconnect disks upon user logoff Computer lock Select this check box to make R Crypto automatically disconnect the encrypted disk upon computer lock Hibernate Select this check box to make R Crypto automatically disconnect the encrypted disk upon your computer going hibernate Screen saver Select this check box to make R Crypto automatically disconnect the encrypted disk running when a screen saver starts Disconnect shortcut Select a shortcut key to disconnect the connected encrypted disk key 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Managing Encrypted Disks 17 4 3 Change Disk Password To change encrypted disk password 1 Click the Change Password button on the General tab of the encrypted disk Properties panel General tab General Tools Disconnect My Photos Properties xs D General encrypted disk information Location C My Encrypted Disks My Photos edsk Size 10 0 MB State Not Connected Connect to lt Auto gt X F Connect this disk as write protected Emulate fixed disk i The
44. sks list Click the encrypted disk from Recent Encrypted Disks on R Crypto Management Panel and select Remove from Recent List on the shortcut menu R Crypto will remove the encrypted disk from the Recent Encrypted Disks list To remove all encrypted disks from the Recent Encrypted Disks list Click the Clear List shortcut on the Recent Encrypted Disks panel on R Crypto Management Panel or right click the R Crypto icon in the system tray select Recent Disks on the shortcut menu and then click Clear List R Crypto will remove all encrypted disks from the Recent Encrypted Disks list 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Configure Auto connected Encrypted Disks 25 V Configure Auto connected Encrypted Disks R Crypto allows the user to create a list of encrypted disks that will be automatically connected at system startup This automates and makes easier the process of connecting frequently used encrypted disks Note that you must enable R Crypto to run at system startup on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel in order to automatically connect encrypted disks specified in the auto connected encrypted disks list at system startup You may configure auto connected encrypted disks list on the Auto connected Encrypted Disks dialog box Auto connected Encrypted Disks Auto connected Encrypted Disks Q The following encrypted disks will be automatically connected at system startup E
45. t a new encryption and hash algorithms for your encrypted disk Wipe an encrypted disk Remove an encrypted disk from Recent Encrypted Disks Change Disk Connect Options may change the encrypted disk s default drive letter and other connect options on the General tab of the encrypted disk Properties panel 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc Managing Encrypted Disks 15 General tab My Photos Properties mem General Tools Disconnect P General encrypted disk information Location C My Encrypted Disks My Photos edsk Size 10 0 MB State Not Connected Connect to lt Auto gt v F Connect this disk as write protected Emulate fixed disk i The Emulate fixed disk option is recommended only if you plan to share the new disk on Windows XP or later Windows versions ED The encrypted disk is protected by password Change disk password occasionally and keep it safe for better security Change Password ET Cancel Apply Help Encrypted disk default connect options Connect to Select a default connection point for the encrypted disk which will be used when connecting your disk to the system You may select a drive letter from the list of available drive letters or you may select an empty NTFS folder as a connection point for the encrypted disk by click ing lt Browse gt Select lt Auto gt to let R Crypto automatically choose the drive lett
46. ted disk or the corresponding file container in the Windows Explorer select Properties on the shortcut menu go to the R Crypto tab and click the Disconnect button or Press the shortcut keys specified on the Disconnect tab of the encrypted disk properties panel R Crypto will disconnect the selected encrypted disk and it will disappear in My Computer If the Show notifications in system tray option is selected on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel R Crypto will show the The encrypted disk lt DiskName gt is successfully disconnected message in the balloon ToolTip appearing at the R Crypto icon in the system tray To disconnect all connected encrypted disks Right click the R Crypto icon in the system tray and select Disconnect All Disks on the shortcut menu Other ways to disconnect all connected encrypted disks Click Disconnect all connected encrypted disks or Disconnect All Disks on R Crypto Management Panel or Press the shortcut keys specified on the Disconnect tab of the R Crypto Settings panel R Crypto will disconnect all connected encrypted disks and they will disappear in My Computer If the Show notifications in system tray option is selected on the General tab of the R Crypto Settings panel R Crypto will show the All encrypted disks are successfully disconnected message in the balloon ToolTip appearing at the R Crypto icon in the system tray 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 14
47. y to show R Crypto Management Panel and click Run new encrypted disk creation wizard task on it Other ways to create an encrypted disk Right click the R Crypto icon in the system tray and select Create New Disk on the shortcut menu or In the Windows Explorer go a place where are you going to store the file container for the encrypted disk right click there select New and select R Crypto file container on the shortcut menu The New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard will appear Welcome to the Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard page New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard 3 Welcome to the New Encrypted Disk Creation Wizard This wizard will guide you through the process of encrypted disk creation An encrypted disk is a virtual disk which is connected to your system and shows up like a drive C D E etc Actually it is just a file which contains a pre allocated amount of disk space for storing files and documents within in In essence it is a file which stores other files within it but looks to the operating system as if it is a separate disk To continue click Next Fil Show Welcome and Completion pages next time Cancel Help Click the Next button to continue You may make R Crypto not to show the first and the last pages in the wizards Clear Show Welcome and 2007 2009 R Tools Technology Inc 6 R Crypto Help Completion pages next time To resume showing these pages se

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