Slant community chat on DiscoursePro Extensive selection of front-ends available
A good number of available frontends can be found here.
Pro Supports paired keys
Allows for encrypted communication.
Pro Supports multiple types of encryption algorithms
GPG supports public key cryptography (RSA EIGamal, DSA), symmetrical key algorithms (Blowfish, AES, IDEA, etc), cryptographic hash functions (RIPEMD, SHA), and compression (ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2).
Know any negative aspects of this option?
Pro Archive container-based encryption
You can choose between archiving in a .zip container, that offers a choice between ZipCrypto and AES-256 encryption, or a .7z container that uses AES-256 and additionally offers the possibility of encrypting file names.
Pro Lightweight
Starts quickly.
Con The standard encyption method ZipCrypto is unsecure
Be sure to select AES encryption instead of the standard and much less secure ZipCrypto encryption.
Pro Volume-based encryption
BitLocker allows encrypting an entire volume including the OS.
Pro Native Windows support
It offers the best integration, ease of use and support with Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Microsoft's Windows Vista and Windows 7, and with the Pro and Enterprise editions of Windows 8.
Con Proprietary
No public audits possible. Microsoft could want or be legally required to puts backdoors without users knowledge.
Pro Quickly accessible from the right-click menu
AxCrypt integrates with the explorer menu allowing you to encrypt files quickly.
Pro Once created, does not depend on other software
As long as you have the password or keyfile to your encrypted file then you can still access it. This is beneficial if the software ever becomes unsupported.
Con AES-128 encryption
AES-128 encryption is still extremely secure but it is a lower and more outdated level of protection than what other encryption programs offer.
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