Create DigiSecret Archives

To create a DigiSecret archive, paste or drag files or folders to the program main window and click Actions => Make Archive ... menu, or simply click the Encrypt toolbar button. A dialog window will appear. The Output File field shows the location and the file name of the archive to be created. Click the Browse button to change the destination path of the archive. Type your passphrase in the Enter Passphrase field and confirm it in the Re-enter field. If you would like to see the passphrase as you type it, check the Show typing checkbox. If you would like to enter your passphrase without using the keyboard, click on the Virtual Keyboard button. To preserve folder structure in the archive (if it contains folders), check the Preserve folder structure checkbox. If this option is not selected, all files from all folders will be placed in one folder when decrypted. You can change the type of archive from DigiSecret (DGS) to self-extracting (EXE) archive by checking the Self-extracting archive (EXE) checkbox. When this checkbox is checked, additional tabs will appear that allow you to customize the caption and the hyperlink in the SFX archive. Encryption algorithm menu allows you to select your favorite encryption algorithm from the list. For more information on encryption algorithms, please see the Encryption chapter. The Compression slider allows you to set the desired compression ratio for the archive. The compression varies from None (encryption only, very high speed of archiving) to Maximum (the data is compressed much better than if ZIP algorithm were used).

Shredding

You can choose what action you would like to perform with the original files in the Shredding tab, in the What to do with original files menu. The default option is to leave them as they are; alternatively you can simply delete the files or delete them without a possibility of recovery (shred options). If you choose any of the delete options, you can also check the Delete empty folders checkbox to remove the empty folders as well.

If you would like to use the current settings for all archives created in the future, check the Use these settings as default checkbox.

Click on the Encrypt button in the dialog window and the new archive will be created.

You can also create DigiSecret archives by right-clicking on a file in Windows Explorer and selecting DigiSecret =>Archive