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Encrypt NotePad++ Text Documents With SecurePad Plugin

SecurePad is a Notepad++ plugin that allows users to encrypt text documents and select portions of text for added security. It works by prompting users to enter a password when encrypting files or text, storing the data in an unreadable format. To decrypt the file and view it normally, users select the decrypt option and re-enter the password key. However, some comments warn that earlier versions of SecurePad were vulnerable by allowing decryption with just the first letter of the password, so caution is advised when choosing to use this plugin.

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Encrypt NotePad++ Text Documents With SecurePad Plugin

SecurePad is a Notepad++ plugin that allows users to encrypt text documents and select portions of text for added security. It works by prompting users to enter a password when encrypting files or text, storing the data in an unreadable format. To decrypt the file and view it normally, users select the decrypt option and re-enter the password key. However, some comments warn that earlier versions of SecurePad were vulnerable by allowing decryption with just the first letter of the password, so caution is advised when choosing to use this plugin.

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Encrypt NotePad++ Text Documents With SecurePad

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August 15, 2011

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by Farshad
Aug 15, 2011
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Notepad++ is a popular advanced text editor which supports many programming languages
and can be used as an alternative to default Windows Notepad. SecurePad is a NotePad++
plugin which encrypts text documents with password to protect your data. The utility of
encryption is all too well known for any professional user, as it adds an extra layer of security
to your data which may or may not be present on shared computers. This is so because data
is not just vulnerable to theft merely on shared computers at office, but also at risk of being
accessed by hackers and malware. For this reason, encryption and password protection can
help developers secure their hard work by encrypting Notepad++ files, using SecurePad.

SecurePad can either be installed by downloading the DLL file or from Notepad++ Plugins –
> Plugin Manager –> Show Plugin Manager. In Plugin Manager, select SecurePad from the
list and click Install.
Once installed, you can encrypt/decrypt either the whole document or a selected part of it by
(highlighting it). To encrypt a selected portion or the whole file, select Encrypt Document or
Encrypt Selected Text from SecurePad menu accessible from Plugins.
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This will prompt you to enter password to protect your document. Make sure the pass key is
easy to remember to avoid loosing access to the encrypted data.

The encrypted document or text will appear in an unreadable form unless the Decrypt option
is selected (from Plugins drop down menu) and the key is entered to decrypt it.
SecurePad works with NotePad++.

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4 Comments

1. if you rename a file it decrypts the file… great security

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2. This vulnerability was introduced in 2.0 and fixed in 2.1+

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3. Warning: Securepad for Notepad++ can decrypt using only the first letter of the
original password — DO NOT USE!

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He’s right. Don’t USE.

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