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6/15/2025, 10:26:03 AM
if you encrypt a file with 7zip or aescrypt you can open the resulting encrypted archive in sublime text in its hexadecimal representation and modify it manually (e.g. delete a few lines of hex and keep them in a log file)
this will corrupt the archive to the point where it can't be extracted anymore, even with the correct password.
i'm too shy to make a thread about this, but isn't this a simple way to add another layer of security to already encrypted files, if you keep the logfile (which you need to undo the modifications) offline?
tl;dr intentional corruption of archives for added security, yes/no?
this will corrupt the archive to the point where it can't be extracted anymore, even with the correct password.
i'm too shy to make a thread about this, but isn't this a simple way to add another layer of security to already encrypted files, if you keep the logfile (which you need to undo the modifications) offline?
tl;dr intentional corruption of archives for added security, yes/no?
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