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As the only integrated solution for encryption and backup, Knox 1.5.1 makes securing your files easier than ever. Create as many encrypted vaults as you want, each with separate passwords. Then schedule automatic backups. You can even reformat USB sticks and external drives as encrypted Knox vaults moving files between Macs has never been so simple and secure. Knox uses the Mac OS X encrypted disk images feature, the technology behind FileVault, to protect your data. This means that your vaults are encrypted by the U.S. Governmentâs new Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with 256-bit or 128-bit key length. The AES algorithm is secure, but donât take our word for it: even the NSA has found its strength to be sufficient for protecting classified national security information. The implication? Your data will be safe whether it's a rogue kid or a rogue nation going after it. And because the encrypted disk images are supported as standard in Mac OS X, Knox vaults--including whole disks encrypted with Knox--can be opened even without Knox installed.
What's new in this version:
- Knox now works on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. On Leopard systems, you can optionally choose AES-256 encryption.
- When creating a whole-disk vault, Knox now re-partitions the disk to optimize available disk space.
- When a Keychain entry needs to be modified, Knox no longer deletes and re-creates the entry. Before this change, a keychain entry could have been moved from one keychain to another as a side effect of Knox modifying it. Thanks to Daniel Beck (beckweb.net) for reporting this potential security issue.
- The Knox automatic update system had a bug when used in the menu bar mode. If you use Knox 1.5.2 in the menu bar mode, please download the new version manually. To address this, the Knox automatic update mechanism has been replaced with the Sparkle framework.
- Knox now properly uses a Keychain entry to open a vault even if the vault name does not match the name in the entry.
- A single vault is now listed only once in Knoxâs vault listings, even if multiple symlinks point to the same vault.
- Knox no longer creates the ~/Documents/Knox folder on launch. It's only created if you create vaults in the default vault location.
- Various minor bug fixes and UI enhancements.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Additional Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later
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Great program - Version: 1.5.3, 7/1/2008 11:28AM PST
diogenes42
I have been using Knox for quite a while and it helps me sleep a lot better at nights. My life in on my Mac and I am glad it is an "encrypted" life and in a Knox vault. This program is much more user friendly than Apple's FileVault and worth every dollar.
One really good feature - Version: 1.1.1, 3/17/2007 10:12AM PST
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wileyy_dotmac
Knox has the ability to function with Apple's Backup program in ways that should already be available, but aren't. For instance, in Backup, you can't back files up to an encrypted disk image (or any .dmg file since it's a file not a folder, I'm guessing), but you can back files up to an encrypted Knox vault (once it's mounted and 'open'). You can either 'push' files to a Knox vault with Backup, or 'pull' them in vice versa, and both programs allow me to backup a knox vault to either iDisk or a USB flash drive. Limitations for Knox are that, (1), while backing up there's no progress bar shown, and (2) you can only program one backup routine. So it's not exactly full featured in that respect. I have a feeling that if I knew 2 Terminal commands I could save $30.
Awesome - Version: 1.1.1, 11/30/2006 08:42PM PST
power2win
I love it. I tried many backup solutions. I need to daily backup more that 20GB of data. With Knox not only I keep my data well organized and protected in vaults but I do an ultra fast backup to my external firewire Hard Drive. This is a great backup application, plus I love the encryption. I cannot live without it. It worths every penny! Apple should consider including this technology on the next Leopard release. I reccomend Knox as an awesome product.
