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Isn't bcrypt a hashing algorithm based on an encryption algorithm? Meaning you can't use it for encrypting your files.

Edit: found this, I don't know why they picked that name: http://bcrypt.sourceforge.net/




I believe the "b" in bcrypt stands for Blowfish, which is the underlying encryption algorithm used in this open-source, cross-platform file encryption utility to which I was referring. I hadn't known about the bcrypt used for password hashing.

My original point wasn't to recommend a particular encryption software. My intended point was that you should take responsibility for protecting your files yourself, and rely as little as possible on trusting others, like Kim Dotcom.




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