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WinZip bombed on us while trying to zip a large dataset, and 7zip doesn't have the Encryption feature. Is there a better tool out there?
What is a good tool to zip large dataset w/ encryption?
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Are you sure you are using an up to date version of 7zip? The version I have supports AES-256 encryption.... I right click a file, select "Add to archive..." and one of the options is Encryption.
Mokubai
Posted 2010-04-08T18:27:09.687
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Use 7zip to compress the data, and use a program like pgp/gpg to do the encryption of the compressed data.
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RAR is the answer.
- Support for archive files larger than 9 GB.
- Support for Unicode names.
- Encryption of both file data and file headers.
- Split archive support
- Comparable compression to 7z and .zip formats.
- Error recovery
Josh K
Posted 2010-04-08T18:27:09.687
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Try IZArc. It free and supports encrypting files using Rijandael - AES (256-bits).
Michaelkay
Posted 2010-04-08T18:27:09.687
Reputation: 783
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7Zip has better encryption than a standard zip. AES-256 is much better than the standard zip encryption. 7z files are not compatible with winzip or other programs, but you can use the SFX option to create a self extracting zip. Also it also has great scripting capabilities: http://codeblog.theg2.net/2010/02/powershell-7-zip-amazon-s3-upload.html
– Greg Bray – 2010-04-08T19:20:48.710