[MacTUG] Mac and Windows File Encryption

[Richard Crispin]

  Good Morning
I have a friend who has a business with a mixture of macs and windows 
machines. They would like to encrypt some files and folders that contain 
confidential information. They would also like to share the encrypted 
files via e-mail and be able to edit them on their home computer, 
re-encrypt the files and then send them back. I have done some research 
and have not found a system that is convenient and easy for the user. 
The closest I have found is that Word can password protect files. I 
could not find out whether the file is actually encrypted (I think it 
is) and if the Mac and Windows versions are compatible (again I think 
they are). This is a partial solution at best since it only works with 
MS Office files.

I am looking for other suggestions.

Richard

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Richard Crispin
Information Systems Admin   e-mail:rcrispin at sju.uwaterloo.ca
St. Jerome's University     phone:Days (519)884-8111 ext. 28260
290 Westmount Rd. N         FAX:(519)725-0015
Waterloo, Ont.  N2L 3G3
Canada
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