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Crypteze version 1.1.0.518 - by kcSystems Inc.

Copyright (c) 2005 kcSystems Inc. All rights reserved.

This File: ReadMe.txt November 10, 2005
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This document provides information that supplements the Crypteze documentation.

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Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Changes
3. Installation Instructions
4. Technical Notes
5. Credits
6. Known Issues

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1. Introduction
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Crypteze 1.1 provides digital ID generation, file encryption, and secure 
file deletion for Microsoft Windows.

A Crypteze generated digital ID can be used by Outlook Express and Outlook 
for encrypting and signing messages.  Crypteze also provides optional file 
compression.

Once you have installed Crypteze, you need to generate a digital ID (Tools menu) 
if you do not already have one or unless you only want to use password 
protection for encrypted files.

Digital IDs can be managed (imported, exported, or deleted) using Microsoft's 
"Certificate Manager" (Tools menu).  Within Certificate Manager, those 
digital IDs under "Personal" are yours and those under "Other People" belong 
to the people you communicate with.

To use the digital ID with Outlook Express, you should only need to re-start 
Outlook Express.  However, if the automatic configuration does not take place 
for Outlook Express, then within Outlook Express you will have to select the 
appropriate account (Tools menu; Accounts) and go to the "Security" tab.  
There you must select your digital ID's certifcate for signing and encrypting.

To use the digital ID with Outlook, you will need to change the 
"Secure e-mail" settings (Tools menu; Options; Security; 
Settings/Change Settings).  There you must select your digital ID's certifcate 
for signing and encrypting.

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2. Changes
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o Version 1.1.0.518 - Nov 10, 2005:
	- Made it free.
	- Searched for all Outlook Express SMTP accounts for the Generate Digital ID form.

o Version 1.1.0.512 - Jun 21, 2004:
	- For an invalid password, replaced the standard error message with the warning
	  message "The password is incorrect".
	- Changed status to "Ready" from "Trial Period Expired" after entering license.

o Version 1.1.0.509 - Apr 2, 2004:
	- Fixed file path for operations from context menu when file path is root directory.
	- Added warning message for when ".cra" does not exist on decrypt.

o Version 1.0.0.506 - Mar 31, 2004:
	- Added the CryptezeOL COM Add-in to place the "sign" and "encrypt" buttons
	  on the Outlook "Standard" toolbar.
	- Updated "Generate Digital ID" message for "associating a digital ID with
          an e-mail address".

o Version 1.0.0.503 - Feb 10, 2004:
	- Fixed handling of situation where Outlook Express was not installed.
	  Previously, generating a digital ID or changing options would result
	  in a "Failed to get Internet Account Manager accounts" message.

o Version 1.0.0.502 - Feb 8, 2004:
	- Fixed handling of files with attributes "System" and "Hidden".
	  Previously, encrypting these would result in a "File not found" message.

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3. Installation Instructions
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Run the file "CryptezeSetup.exe" and simply follow the installation instructions.

Minimum Requirements
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Windows 95(OSR2)/NT(SP6)/98/ME/2000/XP
Internet Explorer 5 or later
Outlook Express 5 or later/Outlook 98 or later

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4. Technical Notes
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High Encryption Package
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If you do not already have "High Encryption" capability (128-bit), you may 
install the "Internet Explorer High Encryption Package".  To check this, run 
Internet Explorer, click on Help, click on "About Internet Explorer", and 
verify that the "Cipher Strength" is 128.  To install the High Encryption 
Package, check out:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/recommended/128bit/default.asp

If you are running Windows 2000, check out:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/recommended/encryption/default.asp

Note that the High Encryption Package provides various encryption and signing 
algorithms including 3DES (168-bit).

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5. Credits
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Much thanks for the following:

zlib Compression Library (zlib.dll) - by Jean-loup Gailly, Mark Adler, 
Alessandro Iacopetti, and Gilles Vollant

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6. Known Issues
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Help May not Work
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If you experience any problems with the Help feature of Crypteze, you may have 
to update Microsoft's "HTML Help" which is available at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/hwmicrosofthtmlhelpdownloads.asp

This problem may occur on systems with Internet Explorer 5.  This problem may 
also be resolved by upgrading to Internet Explorer 6.

Only 40-bit Encryption may be Available in Outlook Express
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If a recipient's certificate is imported into the address book via a certificate 
file, then the encryption capabilities of the recipient's system will not be 
known to Outlook Express.  The default 40-bit encryption will be used.  If a 
higher level of encryption is preferred then see Microsoft's Knowledge Base 
Article Q331488:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=331488