POCK
| Application: |
Pock 2.00 |
| Current Build: |
2.00.00.0014 |
| Download: |
Zipped Installation (619Kb) |
| Installation System Requirements: |
Windows XP or Windows 7 |
SUMMARY
Pock lets you send secret messages by email without using suspicious jumbled-up files.
Firstly, you and the receiver need to decide on a set of secret codes. You need to agree on a password, a codeword and an algorithm-phrase.
| The password is a secret word, four characters of more.
The codeword is a 10 letter word. The receiver will be asked for three characters from the codeword to open the message. Instead of typing these letters in, the receiver picks them from a disc (shown right). The disc stops snoopers opening your secret messages by monitoring your keyboard strokes for passwords.
The algorithm-phrase creates the encryption algorithm that will encrypt and decrypt your message. The longer your algorithm word, the harder your message will be to crack, and the longer your encrypted message will be. See the Sandwich Encryption section for more details on combinative-algorithm encryption. |
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Once the message is encrypted it is converted into letters, with spaces, full stops, and paragraph breaks. When a firewall sees this, it will assume it is a foreign language message. If the encrypted message was attached as a file to an email, it would be blocked by a firewall.
When the receiver gets the message, they copy and paste it into Pock, enter the password, enter three letters from the codeword, enter the algorithm-phrase, and the message is unwrapped.
Pock can only be used to send text messages. No one could send you a virus.
INSTALLATION
 Pock 2.00 (619Kb)
Download the zipped installation, expand both files to an empty folder and run the setup.exe from your hard disk. This application includes an automatic upgrade facility. To uninstall, use the Add/Remove Program facility in your Control Panel.
The installation requires the Microsoft .NET Framework to be installed. In most cases you will already have this on your system.
INSTRUCTIONS
To encrypt a message:
- Select the Encrypt option at the top of the window.
- Type or paste a message into the secret-message box.
- Enter a password, a 10 digit codeword and an algorithm-phrase. A bargraph next to the password box will tell you how strong your password is.
- Click the encrypt button. A box will popup with your encrypted text. Copy this into an email
To decrypt a message:
- Select the Decrypt option at the top of the window.
- Paste your encrypted message into the encrypted-message box.
- Enter your password.
- Enter three characters from your codeword using the codeword disc.
- Enter your algorithm-phrase.
- Click the decrypt button. If decryption was successfull, your message will appear in a popup.
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SOFTWARE SUPPORT
All users of Broccoli products are entitled to email support for both licensed and freeware products.
The Product Report Form is provided for reporting minor bugs and requests for enhancements. For other support issues, please contact us by email.
Software support: support@broccoliproducts.com
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