When we work with a computer every day, we may need to encrypt certain documentation, both work and personal, as this can be confidential or very valuable to us and we do not want anyone to have access to it without our consent.
We never know who can get to see our information, so it is interesting that we consider protecting our files through an encryption program . When we talk about encryption, we are referring to a process whereby the information contained in a file or folder is encrypted so that only the person who knows the password has access to it.
On Mac we have the possibility to carry out this process from the "Disk Utilities" tool. It is a simple process and does not require that we download any other program.
Even so, if we want to know other types of programs for this purpose, here is the selection of the best for Mac.
MacFort
This application allows us to encrypt and password protect both individual files and complete folders, applications or associated files. It uses 128 or 256 bit encryption as with the Mac disk utility tool.
It promises that our files will be completely inaccessible to anyone who does not know the password. This application ensures that it is really safe and that in the event that our Mac was stolen, there would be no possible way for anyone to access the files that we have previously encrypted. It allows a free download of the basic version.
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DocWallet
DocWallet is an application that we can find for free in the App Store that will allow us to keep all our documents stored on Mac securely (tested by the AISEC FRAUNHOFER institute). The encryption you use is end to end, so our data will be completely secure. It also allows the secure sending and management of private information over the internet.
It offers features such as:
- Secure synchronization of folders and documents
- Document management
- Compatibility with various formats
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Boxcryptor
With this application we will be able to encrypt the files that we upload to Dropbox. It is a good way to have all our files and documents stored in the cloud, with the security that they are protected.
It is a good option because it offers different functionalities and is quite simple to use. In addition, most of us have documents stored in the App, so it is a good way to keep them protected. The free version supports up to 2GB of files, as does the free version of Dropbox.
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Encrypto
This application allows us to encrypt files with AES-256 encryption and the possibility of sending them to our contacts later. It works for both Windows and Mac, so there is no problem with the recipient's operating system.
If we decide to send these files, it includes a password hint that we write and that only the contact can know. No doubt this application is really useful to share files with other people because it allows us to do it in a really simple way. It is a free application.
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Encrypton Budy
This program offers us in a simple way the possibility to protect with password and encryption any type of file or complete folder that is in our Mac.
Its use is to drag the document we want to encrypt and drop the file in the encryption icon . The application itself will automatically calculate if you want to encrypt the file or instead decrypt it. It also has an option that allows us to save a password suggestion in each of the files to avoid being forgotten. It is a very simple and intuitive application that has all the features we need for file encryption.
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As we have seen, there are several programs that we have to be able to encrypt and protect our files on Mac. Depending on the interests we have, we can select one or the other.
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