[MacTUG] Mac and Windows File Encryption

Tue Oct 5 10:43:33 EDT 2010

Hi Richard,

Currently MS office password protection is not cross platform compatible nor very secure.

My suggestion is to have you friend contact a consultant to help with a solution that will meet all their needs.
For example they may want mobile device access to file as well.

Good place to start is Consultant locator.
http://consultants.apple.com/services.php

Also here is a few consultants I work with from time to time...

Dave Ballantyne
GemsBok Technologies Inc.
(416)846-7428
http://www.gemsbok.ca

Andrina Kelly
Magpies Consulting
(416)878-9321
http://www.magpies.ca/

David Thompson
Digital Transitions
(416)833-3944
http://www.digitaltransitions.ca/
david at digitaltransitions.ca

Sean Costello
IronGate Server Management & Consulting
(613) 238-4766
http://www.irongate.ca/

Jump IT
(905) 361-8888
http://www.jumpit.ca/

Regards,

Steve

On 2010-10-05, at 8:54 AM, Richard Crispin wrote:

>  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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