Comments on: Password Protect Your Photos http://cybernetnews.com/password-protect-your-photos/ Technology News Sun, 27 May 2012 02:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: LockImage - Password protect your imagehttp://cybernetnews.com/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-137973 LockImage - Password protect your image Sat, 17 May 2008 01:24:24 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/21/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-137973 [...] Source: Cybernetnews.com [...] [...] Source: Cybernetnews.com [...]

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129974 Ryan Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:45:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/21/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129974 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-129942" rel="nofollow">Aziz wrote:</a><blockquote>The idea of encrypting multiple images is good. I have added it to my TODO list. </blockquote></div> Sweet! Once that happens I think this will become a lot more useful.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-129946" rel="nofollow">Bill Minton wrote:</a><blockquote>There’s the use. Want to know what it’s good for? Ask the dev. :) I use LockNote for encrypting passwords, etc. and it sounds like this tool is a good one for just the reason mentioned.</blockquote></div> It's always nice when the developers chime in and straighten things up. :) Aziz wrote:
The idea of encrypting multiple images is good. I have added it to my TODO list.

Sweet! Once that happens I think this will become a lot more useful.

Bill Minton wrote:
There’s the use. Want to know what it’s good for? Ask the dev. :)
I use LockNote for encrypting passwords, etc. and it sounds like this tool is a good one for just the reason mentioned.

It’s always nice when the developers chime in and straighten things up. :)

]]> By: Bill Mintonhttp://cybernetnews.com/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129946 Bill Minton Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:04:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/21/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129946 There's the use. Want to know what it's good for? Ask the dev. :)I use LockNote for encrypting passwords, etc. and it sounds like this tool is a good one for just the reason mentioned. There’s the use. Want to know what it’s good for? Ask the dev. :)

I use LockNote for encrypting passwords, etc. and it sounds like this tool is a good one for just the reason mentioned.

]]> By: Azizhttp://cybernetnews.com/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129942 Aziz Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:44:14 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/21/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129942 The reason why I wrote LockImage was surely not reinventing the wheel :-). I have a list of bank TAN numbers scanned as image that I want to keep encrypted. I used the zip approach for a while. What was bothering me is the fact that I have to remember to delete the extracted image after use. With LockImage it is easier and safer: open (1 click), type password, close (1 click). The image is decrypted in the memory. No temporary files are generated. I think for this usecase, LockImage will be a good choice. (how many of us would use the zip approach to store passwords in one single text file? :-))The idea of encrypting multiple images is good. I have added it to my TODO list.Cheers, Aziz The reason why I wrote LockImage was surely not reinventing the wheel :-) . I have a list of bank TAN numbers scanned as image that I want to keep encrypted. I used the zip approach for a while. What was bothering me is the fact that I have to remember to delete the extracted image after use. With LockImage it is easier and safer: open (1 click), type password, close (1 click). The image is decrypted in the memory. No temporary files are generated. I think for this usecase, LockImage will be a good choice. (how many of us would use the zip approach to store passwords in one single text file? :-) )

The idea of encrypting multiple images is good. I have added it to my TODO list.

Cheers,
Aziz

]]> By: Bill Mintonhttp://cybernetnews.com/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129930 Bill Minton Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:31:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/21/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129930 I know what you mean. Sometimes I get excited enough about finding something that hasn't been done before, that it doesn't immediately dawn on my *why* it hasn't been done before. :) I know what you mean. Sometimes I get excited enough about finding something that hasn’t been done before, that it doesn’t immediately dawn on my *why* it hasn’t been done before. :)

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129910 Ryan Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:50:35 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/21/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129910 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-129908" rel="nofollow">Bill Minton wrote:</a><blockquote>I don’t know… Personally, I’d just either zip or rar it, or at the most, create a self extracting .exe containing the .jpg.The reason I’d zip or rar it to begin with, is people are trained (or should be) not to open .exe files they receive via email, etc.There isn’t any advantage to using this over a password protected .zip or .rar file (self extracting if necessary) that I can think of.</blockquote></div> That's a really good point, and for some odd reason it didn't cross my mind. Plus by using the ZIP you would be able to add multiple images. The only reason I could see this becoming useful is if it implements a nice looking gallery functionality for people to browse through the photos. Bill Minton wrote:
I don’t know… Personally, I’d just either zip or rar it, or at the most, create a self extracting .exe containing the .jpg.

The reason I’d zip or rar it to begin with, is people are trained (or should be) not to open .exe files they receive via email, etc.

There isn’t any advantage to using this over a password protected .zip or .rar file (self extracting if necessary) that I can think of.

That’s a really good point, and for some odd reason it didn’t cross my mind. Plus by using the ZIP you would be able to add multiple images. The only reason I could see this becoming useful is if it implements a nice looking gallery functionality for people to browse through the photos.

]]> By: Bill Mintonhttp://cybernetnews.com/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129908 Bill Minton Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:53:36 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/21/password-protect-your-photos/#comment-129908 I don't know... Personally, I'd just either zip or rar it, or at the most, create a self extracting .exe containing the .jpg.The reason I'd zip or rar it to begin with, is people are trained (or should be) not to open .exe files they receive via email, etc.There isn't any advantage to using this over a password protected .zip or .rar file (self extracting if necessary) that I can think of. I don’t know… Personally, I’d just either zip or rar it, or at the most, create a self extracting .exe containing the .jpg.

The reason I’d zip or rar it to begin with, is people are trained (or should be) not to open .exe files they receive via email, etc.

There isn’t any advantage to using this over a password protected .zip or .rar file (self extracting if necessary) that I can think of.

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