HACKERALERT / Picocrypt

A very small, very simple, yet very secure encryption tool.
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What the perpouse of the key if you cant use it to decrypt files #148

Closed BlazeVertex closed 1 year ago

BlazeVertex commented 1 year ago

You need to still write the password is this common behaviar or i'm missing something or missunderstand this tool?

So whats the point on creating a key file then if we cant use it to decrypt so we can use the master password for ourselfs

HACKERALERT commented 1 year ago

I don't quite understand what you are asking. You can use a password without any keyfiles. You can use a keyfile without any password. You can also use any combination of password and keyfiles.

BlazeVertex commented 1 year ago

You can use a keyfile without any password.

I tried to figure this out but dint work bcs if you dont type the correct password it cant use the keyfile on its own? cuz its grayed out chek the screenshot Schermafbeelding 2023-02-21 172939

HACKERALERT commented 1 year ago

You have to encrypt the file without using a password otherwise you will be required to enter a password when decrypting. Try encrypting the files again but leave the password fields empty when using a keyfile.

BlazeVertex commented 1 year ago

You have to encrypt the file without using a password otherwise you will be required to enter a password when decrypting. Try encrypting the files again but leave the password fields empty when using a keyfile.

Ok nice that was what i was trying to do thanks