Download/HomepageThe United States has legislation which prevents
the export or sale of encryption protection of more than 40 bit
size. This means is that, outside the USA, data stored on
computers is vulnerable to theft. DataGuard is a Swiss-made
product exempt from the American laws, and uses a solid,
unbreakable algorithm of between 128 and 160 bits.
With typical Swiss engineered quality, DataGuard is a beautifully
presented and very efficient security system. Encrypting data is
traditionally a complex process but the Help files in DataGuard
are outstanding in their clarity and ease of use. Designed for
every size of enterprise from single user to multiple workgroups,
DataGuard allows different levels of security to be allocated to
information.
The care that has gone into DataGuard can be illustrated by the
Group principle used. If a document or database has been
encrypted and only one person has the rights to decrypt it, the
data is normally lost for eternity. With DataGuard it is possible
to set up a Group of people who can also decrypt the data - but
only together, the whole group has to enter their codes to unlock
the information. (For some reason this reminded me of the
self-destruct sequence on the StarShip Enterprise!). This clever
idea provides the solution to the perennial problem of lost keys,
without endangering the data.
Other elegant design features include a shut-down routine that
will automatically encrypt a list of files at the end of the
working day, a choice of two kinds of algorithm depending on the
size of file and options added to the right mouse click to
encrypt or wipe a file in Explorer view.
DataGuard will wipe out a file - this not a simple delete, it
deletes and then writes over the space formerly occupied by the
file with random data, you can even specify how many times you
want it to be overwritten in the configuration options. When
DataGuard deletes a file - it is deleted for ever!
DataGuard is a powerful, elegant and user-friendly system for the
complete protection of one of the most valuable assets a company
has - information.
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