HotCrypt
Version: 5.0
by BlueTreeSoft

HotCrypt is an encryption program for Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
Running minimized to an icon in the System Tray it lets you make text within any window unreadable for other people.

You just press a hotkey (or click the menu item), then enter a password - and the text in your window becomes encrypted.
To read a previously encrypted message (or any other text) do exactly the same: press the hotkey and enter the password. If the password is correct, the special HotCrypt's viewer will pop-up and display the original text.
HotCrypt was developed especially for keeping e-mail messages hidden from "prying eyes", but it can be used for protecting any text in virtually any window.

Other features:
-Reliable encryption algorithm (Blowfish)
-Password management system
-Invisible mode
-PCtoPC encryption (encryption with hardware identification)
-Multi-user support
-File encryption


New in version 5.0:
- Increased max allowed size of text (up to 300KB now)
- New password-lists logon protection
- Improved functionality of the password-lists system
- Backup utility for data files (no "auto-backup" on program shutdown)
- Changed format of data files
- All reported issues fixed
- User interface improvements

Limitations of the shareware version (unregistered):
- Length of passwords limited to 5 characters (this regards encryption only - passwords of any length are allowed when decrypting text)
- Encryption will be disabled after the 30-days trial period (no time limitation for decryption)
- "Registration reminder"will be displayed on program startup after the 30-days trial period


Installation:
Unzip this zip file in any directory and run "setup.exe".

NOTES FOR USERS OF PRIOR VERSIONS OF HOTCRYPT (1.0 to 4.1.2):
File format and backup strategy have changed in HotCrypt 5.0.
1. If you have installed HotCrypt 5.0 into a DIFFERENT FOLDER, than the prior version, read section "Importing data" in Help.
2. Read section "How to backup and restore data" in Help for details on making backup copies in HotCrypt 5.0.



Distribution status: freely distributable 

Program status: shareware
Author: BlueTreeSoft
email: hotcrypt@op.pl
www: http://www.jedrus.neostrada.pl/hotcrypt
