| Encrypted File [message #261559] |
Fri, 18 July 2014 21:28  |
smac0031
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Hello,
I have an extremely important file that I need to send to someone. I've
never bothered with encryption because I've never had to send anything this
important before. This is not financial stuff, it is a PDF that will
probably be read on a Kindle or a PC or possibly a smart phone. In case you
are
wondering it is a novel.
I don't know if the destination makes a difference, I have the option of
sending it to a gmail account, a company email account or some other account
this person has.
From what I understand you can scramble a file and attach it to an email
and on arrival the person uses a key and unlocks it. I primarily use gmail
myself and I kind of think letting Google have this forever and ever is not
a good idea.
Any thoughts?
Mark Murphy
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| Re: Encrypted File [message #261560 is a reply to message #261559] |
Fri, 18 July 2014 21:29  |
Alex Sciortino
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IIRC you should be able to use file vault.
On Jul 18, 2014 7:28 PM, "smac0031" <m.smurph001@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have an extremely important file that I need to send to someone. I've
> never bothered with encryption because I've never had to send anything this
> important before. This is not financial stuff, it is a PDF that will
> probably be read on a Kindle or a PC or possibly a smart phone. In case you
> are
> wondering it is a novel.
>
> I don't know if the destination makes a difference, I have the option of
> sending it to a gmail account, a company email account or some other account
> this person has.
>
> From what I understand you can scramble a file and attach it to an email
> and on arrival the person uses a key and unlocks it. I primarily use gmail
> myself and I kind of think letting Google have this forever and ever is
> not a good idea.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Mark Murphy
>
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| Re: Encrypted File [message #261570 is a reply to message #261560] |
Fri, 18 July 2014 22:58 |
W.Adrian D'Alessio
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Throw it on Google Drive. Send them a share link via email.
You have a google account so you already have Google Drive.
And you can delete it from the Google Drive later.
No big deal/ Just delete it from trash too.
Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer
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On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 9:29 PM, Alex Sciortino <zeosrule@gmail.com> wrote:
> IIRC you should be able to use file vault.
> On Jul 18, 2014 7:28 PM, "smac0031" <m.smurph001@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have an extremely important file that I need to send to someone. I've
>> never bothered with encryption because I've never had to send anything this
>> important before. This is not financial stuff, it is a PDF that will
>> probably be read on a Kindle or a PC or possibly a smart phone. In case you
>> are
>> wondering it is a novel.
>>
>> I don't know if the destination makes a difference, I have the option of
>> sending it to a gmail account, a company email account or some other account
>> this person has.
>>
>> From what I understand you can scramble a file and attach it to an email
>> and on arrival the person uses a key and unlocks it. I primarily use gmail
>> myself and I kind of think letting Google have this forever and ever is
>> not a good idea.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Mark Murphy
>>
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| Re: Encrypted File [message #261583 is a reply to message #261560] |
Sat, 19 July 2014 01:08 |
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If you truly want to avoid having this (possibly) go out into the public airwaves, you can always burn it to a CD or flash drive and send it by snail mail.
Be warned, if this goes to or from someone's company/work email address, the company may record and hold a copy of the file and email. Email on their dime and network is THEIR email.
On Friday, July 18, 2014 6:37 PM, Alex Sciortino <zeosrule@gmail.com> wrote:
IIRC you should be able to use file vault.
On Jul 18, 2014 7:28 PM, "smac0031" <m.smurph001@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
>
> I have an extremely important file that I need to send to someone. I've never bothered with encryption because I've never had to send anything this
> important before. This is not financial stuff, it is a PDF that will probably be read on a Kindle or a PC or possibly a smart phone. In case you are
> wondering it is a novel.
>
> I don't know if the destination makes a difference, I have the option of sending it to a gmail account, a company email account or some other account
> this person has.
>
> From what I understand you can scramble a file and attach it to an email and on arrival the person uses a key and unlocks it. I primarily use gmail
> myself and I kind of think letting Google have this forever and ever is not a good idea.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Mark Murphy
>
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| Re: Encrypted File [message #261709 is a reply to message #261559] |
Sat, 19 July 2014 20:33 |
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On Jul 18, 2014, at 6:28 PM, smac0031 <m.smurph001@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have an extremely important file that I need to send to someone. I've never bothered with encryption because I've never had to send anything this
> important before. This is not financial stuff, it is a PDF that will probably be read on a Kindle or a PC or possibly a smart phone. In case you are
> wondering it is a novel.
Use the Macs built-in print to PDF functionality to encrypt the pdf with a password, see here:
< http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/how-to-use-apples-bu ilt-in-features-to-encrypt-files-and-folders/>
You will need to use a password the recipient would know or share it somehow. (not in the same email as the document, of course!
There are open-source encryption tools like this:
<https://gpgtools.org/>
But both recipients need to generate key pairs for this to work, but this is a pretty secure way to share documents.
If the recipient also uses a Mac, you can create an encrypted disk image file, and email it to them.
<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1578>
FileVault is not what you want; that encrypts your local disk to protect your files in case your Mac is stolen or lost.
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| Re: Encrypted file [message #261886 is a reply to message #261559] |
Sun, 20 July 2014 23:57 |
Herbert Goodfriend
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> Encrypted File
> smac0031 <m.smurph001@gmail.com> Jul 18 06:28PM -0700
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> Hello,
>
> I have an extremely important file that I need to send to someone. I've
> never bothered with encryption because I've never had to send anything this
> important before. This is not financial stuff, it is a PDF that will
> probably be read on a Kindle or a PC or possibly a smart phone. In case you
> are
> wondering it is a novel.
>
> I don't know if the destination makes a difference, I have the option of
> sending it to a gmail account, a company email account or some other account
> this person has.
>
> From what I understand you can scramble a file and attach it to an email
> and on arrival the person uses a key and unlocks it. I primarily use gmail
> myself and I kind of think letting Google have this forever and ever is not
> a good idea.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Mark Murphy
Mark,
If it was you who created the document, when you save it as a PDF you should see a "Security Options" button in the lower left corner of the "Save" dialogue box. If you click on that, it will prompt you to set a password for opening the file and/or printing and/or copying it. Maybe you knew this already; I don't think it actually encrypts the file, but maybe the password protection is enough.
I choose a password that the recipient will know when given a clue (e. g., "the year of your birth") so that I don't have to send the actual password.
Herb Goodfriend
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