First published on CloudBlogs on Oct, 21 2013 My name is Olof Mases, program manager on the Remote Desktop Virtualization team, and I am excited to announce, in addition to the General Availability of Windows Server 2012 R2, that our Remote Desktop apps for iOS, Mac OS X, and Android are now available for download from the App Store, the Mac App Store, and the Google Play Store. The history of macOS, Apple's current Mac operating system originally named Mac OS X until 2012 and then OS X until 2016, began with the company's project to replace its 'classic' Mac OS.That system, up to and including its final release Mac OS 9, was a direct descendant of the operating system Apple had used in its Macintosh computers since their introduction in 1984. After responding to a recent comment about how to map keys/keystrokes on an Apple/Mac keyboard, I thought I'd share a list of Mac keyboard utilities I found. But first, before looking at paying for Mac utilities for your keyboard/keystroke mapping, it's important to know that you can perform some keyboard mapping functions using System Preferences. Best encryption software for Mac OS X Many people are looking for effective methods to keep the sensitive files stored on their Macs away from prying eyes. Some try hiding their files, others store them on portable devices that they carry around, but encryption is undoubtedly the safest solution, especially if you're using the right tools.
There are many tools for encrypting files in OS X. GUI apps to do that have varying prices. Unfortunately, OS X itself doesn't have many built-in ways to encrypt a file. I'll show you the two native methods available in OS X.
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Introduction. Encryption is a vast and complex subject. There are many nuances and gotchas. In this article, we'll keep it short and sweet for beginners so that it's easily understandable for a specific, simple task. For those who want to go further and expand their knowledge, I'll list some resources at the end of this How-to.
Method #1. Encrypted DMG. A 'DMG' file, short for 'disk image,' can be used as a container to store one or more files if desired. It uses AES-256 encryption, which is considered fairly strong encryption.
You've likely seen DMG files before because they're handy ways to distribute software. In this case, we'll encrypt the contents of a DMG file and set a passcode to decrypt it.
The OS X utility you'll use is /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app. The example here uses the version found in OS X 10.11 El Capitan.
1. Launch Disk Utility.app.
2. Go to the app's File Menu and select New Image > Blank Image.
The Disk Utility File menu.
3. You'll see and popup with fields to fill out. The first field, 'Save As:' will be the name of the DMG file. The third field, 'Name' is the name of the volume that will mount. They can be the same, but make them different to easily, visually differentiate them.
4. As soon as you select the encryption method, AES-256, you'll be prompted for the passcode. Make it at least 12 characters and don't forget it. After you select a volume size, you can leave the rest of the items as the default.
5. Click save. On your desktop you'll see your encrypted DMG file and also the mounted volume that you named above. You can drag the files you want encrypted into this volume, then unmount it. (Don't forget to delete the originals.) Now your data is (fairly) safe.
Your encrypted DMG file looks like this.
6. To access the now encrypted data, double click your DMG file. You'll be promoted for the passcode you entered in step #4 above. The decrypted volume will mount, and you can access the original files.
Do NOT check the box to save the password in the Keychain else anyone who has access to your Mac can easily decrypt your DMG with a double-click.
Now you have a secure container in which you can drag anything you like. Just remember that when you drag sensitive files, across volumes, into the container to delete the originals and select 'Secure Empty Trash.' However if you're using an SSD and/or El Capitan, read this article first. 'How to replace El Capitan's missing Secure Empty Trash.'
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Page 2 - Method #2, the UNIX Command Line
Method #2. SSL Encryption on the command line. OS X has within its UNIX core the facility to encrypt individual files. You can do this on the command line with the 'openssl' command. For more details, including the nuance of the alternate method to encrypt for email transmission, this tutorial on SSL. We're going to encrypt a text file. The method I show here also uses AES-256 encryption.
1. Encrypt. Open the terminal command and navigate to the file to be encrypted. I'll assume you know how to use the UNIX 'cd' command to navigate to it. Let's call it secret.txt. Enter this on the command line.
You'll be prompted to enter the passcode and then verify it. The original file will automatically be deleted and the output encrypted file is named 'secret.enc'. My encrypted text file looks like this:
2. Decrypt. Again, on the command line, navigate to the encrypted file and enter:
You'll be promoted for the passcode. The decrypted text file will be written to the file after the '>' symbol, and the original encrypted file will be retained.
This second method is a bit geeky, but after some experimenting with some dummy test data, you should get the hang of it. Of course, if you wanted to get really geeky, you could wrap the above commands in a shell script with user inputs, but that's way beyond the scope of this article.
Final Note: There is a similar technique that uses the zip command on the command line. Utilities like Cocoatech's Path Finder wrap a GUI around it. However, for backwards compatibility, so far as I know, the OS X implementation of the zip encryption remains very weak and should not be used. OpenSSL is your best, more secure method.
In this day and age, nobody can afford NOT to use encryption, and the sooner we all get used to using it on a daily basis, the better.
We live in a world where secrets are hard to keep and information is easy to steal, so here are 10 handy Mac encryption tools that can help you make your data safe.
Encryption For Mac
Mac GPG Mac GNU Privacy Guard (Mac GPG for short) is, after a fashion, the Mac OS X port of GnuPG. The aims of the project are to make GnuPG easy to install, develop a framework to make it easy for other developers to incorporate GnuPG functionality into their applications, write services to allow for the use of GnuPG functions in most Cocoa applications, and write a Mac GPG Keys type application so that you no longer have to go to the commandline to manage your keys. It does not install any user applications as such – it installs the applications, including a native MacOSX pinentry program, which make encryption possible within other programs.
Shimo Shimo was developed to replace the lousy software implementation of the Cisco VPNClient for Mac OS. Shimo does it the MacOS way: reduces the interface to the important features and integrates it right into the user interface of the OS. It offers: full Cisco compatibility, growl support + notifications, saving of passwords in your keychain, automatic (re-)connect on wakeup, network-changes, etc., and global shortcuts for fast connect/disconnect.
Pastor Pastor is a tool to store all your passwords, website logins, program serial numbers, etc. It is RC4-encrypted and password-protected, and has a password generator built in. Easy to use and extremely intuitive, it’s ideal for novices and users with basic encryption needs. https://powerfulindustry551.weebly.com/most-up-to-date-mac-os-software.html.
iProtector This software protects sensitive documents, database, excel, pdf, pictures and sound files stored on your hard drive. iProtector can lock and unlock files and folders in over 20 different powerful encryption formats.
Crypt Crypt is a native Mac OS X application for encrypting and decrypting files or folders with a password of your choice. Crypt3 uses 256bit AES encryption in cipher-block chaining mode. The encryption format is open and can be decrypted on any platform that has openssl, tar and zip. It also supports securely erasing the original unencrypted files and folders.
Macbook Encryption Software
Fugu Fugu is a graphical frontend to the commandline Secure File Transfer application. SFTP is similar to FTP, but unlike FTP, the entire session is encrypted, and thus much less vulnerable to third-party interception. Fugu also includes support for SCP file transfers, and the ability to create secure tunnels via SSH.
Tresor Tresor is a file and folder encryption application. It combines high cryptographic security and ease of use. Integrated compression functions allow compression and encryption in a single pass, without any interim files. Filter functions allow you to automate complex encryption tasks without the use of risky scripts. Being developed outside the US, Tresor is available in all countries that allow cryptography.
Mac Encryption App
SecretService SecretService enables you to encode text in all OS X aware applications with just one click. Highlight the text to encode or decode and select SecretService from the Services menu, plain text will change right there in the application and coded text will appear readable in a new window.
Encryption Software For Mac
Pod Secret Pod Secret allows one to store encrypted notes, medical vaccinations, credit cards, bank numbers, traveler’s check, serial numbers, passport, driver’s licenses, or any other data that you wish on removable media such as an iPod or a thumb drive for convenient portable access.
Pict Encrypt Steganography software for Macintosh. Hides a message inside a picture.