No need to remember passwords-alternative encryption software

I have seen a lot of netizens say they forget their passwords when they are afraid of encryption. Recently I accidentally discovered a software that does not need to forget or lose their passwords, because such encryption software does not need to use passwords at all.

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Password is not required. Is encryption secure? Rest assured that the password used by the software PixelCryptor described in this article is an image, saving you the trouble of memorizing complicated passwords and making it easy for you to encrypt and decrypt them. Click to download

First, we need to prepare three things. The first is the PixelCryptor encryption software (equivalent to a lock), and the second is an image (it is equivalent to a key) third, you need confidential information.

Figure 1 software installation page

The installation of PixelCryptor is very simple. We will not describe it here. First, we have to prepare the key, which we can find at any time and can be used. The instance images self-contained in Windows XP are a good choice (in the My Pictures sample image directory ). If you think it is not safe enough, the logo images of major websites are also a good choice.

Figure 2 example of XP

Figure 3 Save the Website logo and run PixelCryptor. The operation interface is very simple. The encryption and decryption options are marked by the lock and key image. It is easy for Internet users who do not catch a cold in English.

Figure 4 main software interface

Click Encode Files on the main interface to go To the encryption option interface. You can add the file to be encrypted (add file) or folder (add folder ), if you select delete the files and folder after the encoding operation, the original file will be deleted after the encryption is completed.

Figure 5 add files/folders to be encrypted

Click next to select the image (key) option. Here we can select an image you used as the key. Here we select the saved image of the Pacific Computer Network LOGO.

Figure 6 select the key image and click "Next" to save the encrypted file. You can select the directory to save the encrypted file.

Figure 7 select an encrypted file storage directory

At this time, we get an encrypted file with the suffix cgp. At this time, the confidential files are secure.

So how can we decrypt it? Three elements are required. The first is PixelCryptor. The second is the image you used as the key, and the third is the encrypted file.

Figure 8 three elements of decryption are indispensable

Run PixelCryptor and click Decode Files to go to the loading key image option. We will select the previous image (if the original image cannot be modified, it cannot be a similar image ). The reason for choosing a website logo image is that as long as you can access the Internet, you can find the key to the file encrypted with PixelCryptor. However, you need to pay attention to the website logo change, so it is necessary to save a copy in advance as a backup.

Figure 9 key selection

Next, select the file to be decrypted.

Figure 10 select the directory where the file to be decrypted is saved after the next step

Figure 11 save directory

If your key image is correct, you will see the following interface:

Figure 12 decompress the package

If you modify the key image or select an incorrect image, you will receive the following warning.

Figure 13 error warning

Note: Do not lose or modify the image as the key; otherwise, you will not be able to decrypt the file yourself.