PKWARE, Inc. - Data Security and File Compression Solutions

SecureZip 12 from PKWARE. Offering compression and security for one really low price. (IMG:J.Anderson)

   

While testing out hardware from another company for a separate review, The Tech Herald took a break from hardware and tested a freakishly cool bit of software. SecureZip is not what you would expect after reading some of the basic marketing materials and seeing some common screen captures. Instead, not only does it offer some decent compression, it offers seriously strong security for its price and merges well with both the home and office.

SecureZip is similar to PKZIP, which is the application that launched the ZIP format as you know it today. The huge difference between PKZIP and SecureZip is, as the name suggests, security. SecureZip offers stronger security in the form of 3DES and AES encryption, and the ability to use digital certificates.

PKZIP is an acronym, Phil Katz ZIP, named after Phil Katz who founded PKWARE in 1986. Phil Katz, sadly, passed away on April 14, 2000. However, his legacy lives on, and his work in the field of compression is still some of the coolest geek work around. Phil is the inventor of the ZIP compression method, which later turned into PKZIP that ran on DOS and sold for a shareware fee of $25.00. His story is one of David and Goliath when you read the history surrounding SEA and the ARC file format. (SEA at the time sued Phil over his software PKARC. Katz lost the suit but the online community still favored him, and his notoriety grew from their support, leading to his own company.)

Now, twenty-two years later, PKWARE is still well-known, and SecureZip is a favorite among those who want more than just compression.

The test for SecureZip was run on an Intel Pentium D 3.4 GHz CPU, with 1024 MB RAM on Windows XP Professional SP3. For this test, the various features including digital signing, encryption from MS Office, and standard desktop encryption were all covered.

One of the first things you notice is how easy the application is to navigate.

 

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