Advanced Encryption Plugin for Windows Explorer is a 256-bit file encryption support for Windows 7 Explorer. It is the product for users who do not need all possibilities of Advanced Encryption Package product (like command line utility, main program interface and etc) but want simple interface for file encryption operations and for lowered price.

Advanced Encryption Plugin for Windows Explorer (AEPE) is special extension for standard Windows Explorer and it adds new commands to the context menu: Encrypt, Decrypt, Shred, Create SFX.

In addition, Advanced Encryption Plugin for Windows Explorer provides all methods of secure files deletion (actually it supports 20 file wiping algorithms including Quick Wipe and Peter Gutmann method).
Advanced Encryption Plugin for Windows Explorer can read decryption keys from connected USB Pendrives and supports encryption by secret passphraze and by public-private pair of encryption keys (512-2048 bit keys are supported).

Advanced Encryption Plugin for Windows Explorer Features:
1. Encryption of any kind of file and folder
2. Strong encryption engine providing 18 encryption algorithms including AES 256 bit
3. Ability to securely delete (shred) files using 18 advanced wiping algorithms
4. Ability to encrypt files using asymmetric encryption: public and private keys
5. Support for USB pendrives to store encryption and decryption keys there (+plus support of master password protection for all keys located on usb flash drive)
6. Single click for decrypt-edit-reencrypt feature. Just click encrypted excel/word (or other) document, provide password and edit it. The document will be reencrypted automatically when you close it.
7. Use Self-Extracting encrypted file feature. Create encrypted documents as executable files. The recipient of such document needs to provide the password to see contents and the recipient does not has the need to have AEPE product installed on its machine.
8. Recipients of your encrypted files (via email as attachements) can use free decryption utility (Crypt4Free) to decrypt your documents.

Furthermore, Advanced Encryption Plugin for Windows Explorer provides convenient ability to edit encrypted documents directly . In this mode, user clicks the encrypted document, provides password and the document is opened in the associated windows application. The document will be automatically reencrypted when the document is closed.

Interface
1. Easy in use. AEPE integrates into the Windows Explorer context menu and adds additional menu items there.
2. Support for USB Flash Drives to store encryption and decryption keys. All your secret passwords are always with you in your pocket. All passwords on flash drive can be protected by single Master Password.

Working with files
1. Batch Encryption: encrypt multiple files in a batch, encrypt folders or entire directory trees at one time.
2. AEPE encrypts every kind of file on every kind of medium, whether floppy disk, removable hard drive, zip drive, tape drive or other
3. Built in files compression to reduce size in transmission

RSA Support
1. AEPE Pro supports symmetric and asymmetric encryption. In first mode (symmetric) you just need to enter a password to encrypt and/or decrypt files using one of 17 strong encryption algorithms including AES. In second mode (asymmetric) AEPE uses two different key files: public and private. Public key file can be available to everyone in the world. Public key file is used to encrypt files. But this file cannot be used to decrypt file - only encryption. Private key file - is your secret password file. You should use it to decrypt files.
2. AEPE includes PKI keys manager and key generator tool. It generates RSA keys with strength: 512, 768, 1024 or 2048 bit.
3. RSA encryption is used with strong symmetric encryption algorithms together
4. AEPE can protect the private key file by additional password.

Secure communicating with others via Internet
1. Ability to send encrypted files via Internet
2. Ability to make self-decrypting executables (to transmit private files via e-mail as secure attachments) for sending it to people who do not have AEPE. The recipient can unlock the data by just starting the self-extracting file within Windows and entering the passphraze.
3. The only requirement for self-extracting files is that the recipients must be running some form of Microsoft Windows. All they need is a key to access the contents i.e. a totally secure system is possible without any modification of existing mail systems using any mail system that supports file attachments.

Security Level
1. No "back door" in the software - No access possible under any circumstances. If you do not remember the password you cannot access the encrypted contents. There is no special procedure, secret code, or hidden entry method to fall back on.
2. Statistically impregnable against brute force attacks. For encryption and protection your important documents, AEPE uses about 20 strong encryption algorithms including AES 256 bit.
3. AEPE includes the dictionary of 45,000 common passwords to prevent user of using unsecure words
4. Built in file shredder - i.e. wiping the contents of the original pre-encrypted file beyond recovery to make sure that not even a trace remains after shredding. (matching and exceeding the specifications of the U.S. Department of Defense) to stop hardware recovery tools.

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $39.95, you can free download and get a free trial.