LMS New Feature: Email Form
LockMyStuff.com has been updated to version 1.1.0, which introduced an email feature that allows you to email your encrypted text. When you have encrypted your text, you'll see a link to show the email form. You can send the encrypted text (or link if it is stored), along with an optional message. You can also choose to include the encryption key. This feature makes it easier to send your encrypted messages.
Strong Passwords
Passwords are the most common way to restrict access to user or administrator accounts online. This means that a security system is only as strong as it's password, so a good password is essential if you want to keep motivated individuals out.
A strong password consists of letters (both cases), numbers, and other symbols. The strongest passwords have all of these in a random combination. The weakest passwords are ones that follow patterns, or worse, use words found in the dictionary.
The strongest passwords tend to be computer generated, and a great place to find strong passwords is at GRC's Ultra High Security Password Generator.
Introducing LockMyStuff.com
LockMyStuff.com is a free online encryption service. It allows users to encrypt their text or files using a strong encryption algorithm. The text or files can then be decrypted using the created password. This is handy when you need to securely send sensitive data over unsecure channels. The site also supports storing the text on the server, which allows logging and restricting of access.
The project was started for no particular reason, but now it simply serves as a free online tool as well as way to gain exposure for UltraMega Tech. It was also a good way to practice working with Linux, PHP, MySQL, and AJAX all together in a single application. The site is expected to improve as my skills improve, or as time allows.
More about the internal workings of the site. It is powered by PHP with the MCrypt library. The MCrypt PHP module is used for text encryption and file encryption uses the MCrypt library directly via the system command line. For more details, visit the About page.
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