In order to secure a group of computer files, you need to provide information to the
program. Three dialog pages are presented together; they are labeled "Options",
"Locations", and "Select files" Above is the first of those three pages.
Random tables: At the upper left, you can tell the program where to find the
random
tables. Usually, the program will fill in the location for you. When you download Pryvit onto your computer,
eight or more random tables come as part of the package. Random tables help make your files safe. They are used
in several ways to make life difficult for hackers. You should keep at least eight of them in one place on your
computer, preferably in the directory named "Pryvit". This is usually in the "C:" drive, unless Windows is
located on a different drive on your computer. These random tables have names like PVT12345.TBL. If you are
missing tables, or want more for even better privacy, or if a random table gets corrupted in any way, you can
download fresh random tables from www.Pryvit.com on the Internet.
If the program does not fill in the location of random tables for you, click on the
browse button. Then select the drive and directory where the random files have been placed.
Reconstitution file: Think of a reconstitution file as a
whole series of little keys
that make it possible to get your data files back after they have been made private. If you enter no name
under the heading "Save the first/only reconstitution file as:", the program will give it a name that is a
meaningless jumble of letters and digits. If you prefer a name that reminds you specifically of the
privacy protected archive (batch of privatized files) that you are making now, input
a name that is helpful to you. The preferred suffix for the name of reconstitution files is ".REC" (for example,
"Dec_03_2004.REC"); if you omit a suffix, ".REC" will be added to the reconstitution file name.
Password: A reconstitution file is valuable to you; it holds information on
how to get your data files back after they have been made private. The reconstitution file is already protected
in one way; it will work only on this one computer. If you put in a password, that is additional protection
against someone getting at your computer. Especially if you travel with a laptop computer, it's a good idea
to use a password to add more protection in case your computer is stolen. Caution: Losing passwords creates
problems! Write it down in a safe place.
Where multiple pass cascading fragmentation has been used, each reconstitution file
in the set (one per cascade) shares the same password in order to automate, expedite, and simplify the task
of getting your files back.
The password may include blanks. You may make the password up to 20 characters long.
Type the password twice, once in each box, to be sure that you made no errors in typing. If the two are not
the same, you will be asked to try again with both the first and second typing.
Next, consider the items on the right side of this dialog.
