Editor: MySecret is a command-line freeware utility that can be used to Encrypt and Decrypt messages in an email-friendly manner. It works by encrypting or decrypting the contents of the clipboard. It can also work in file mode.
To install
Copy the file MYSECRET.EXE into a directory on your PC's path, e.g. C:/Windows or C:/WINNT
That's it!
To use to encrypt a message in CLIPBOARD mode
Copy the text you want to encrypt into the clipboard. This might have been typed first into Notepad, for example, or be from the body of an email.
Open an Command Line window (In W9x: Start > Programs > MS-DOS Prompt) or (In NT/2K/XP: Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt).
Type:
MYSECRET
The contents of the clipboard will display (this is a useful check).
Enter a password when prompted. This is case-sensitive, so be careful. Your password can be any phrase with any normal characters including spaces and punctuation. The password is not displayed. Press Enter to finish. (New in Version 3) You will be asked to confirm the password, so type it again.
The encrypted message will display.
The encrypted message is now also in the clipboard. It can be pasted into an email or into a text editor.
To use to decrypt a message
A message created with MySecret looks like this:
-----BEGIN MYSECRET-----
TVn8APjdMOdLPUBQ2OWsEh7wWnihhKKOKf11Vj0oo4pM20BPwrRXJyL+nBOL
dpxdc+PQQoQlr0Vz1n1Fv932HQ16DG712ui69T3O0jI3NfX8jRjtZkal/sFy
Vu9JJEWPfZ2Ri1fkfOCqe9ZvFEmJ78BcUVmf37SYbgKi8UcAv4i1heHfJ05e
nde6nFeiyDptYflT7SiIGHcO1cVya22b1OLHakAE2paS1OJqQrHYc+5wEAdo
DU/0BmNvNNYOekmHZT19C1+cIwZFo3ACLRN44gZffx+KIng570UcoNYa7NWn
hzt6gvQHXEp2jnE=
-----END MYSECRET-----
Copy the message into the clipboard. Make sure you include the BEGIN and END lines, including the five dashes before the word BEGIN. It doesn't matter if there is other text before or after these lines; text outside will be ignored.
