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software is based on virtual disk drives. Any disk on a
workstation can host a virtual drive, where information is always
encrypted. When the operating system or applications read the
information off the virtual drive, only the required parts are
decrypted. Similarly, when information is written on the disk,
encryption is done on the fly. The virtual drive is visible to the
workstation's users as an extra hard disk. All files saved on the
disk are automatically encrypted – nothing more is needed.
Smart card based security
SecGo BestCrypt Pro allows
multiple drives to be used simultaneously. The information content
of the virtual drives is stored in a container on the hard drive.
Just like normal drives, virtual drives can contain numerous files
and folders. The contents of each virtual drive is protected with
an encryption key which is generated onto a smart card. 
To get access to encrypted data, the user needs a smart card and a
PIN code. After initialising and assigning the encryption key,
virtual drives are completely transparent to applications.
Closing the virtual drive makes
access without the encryption key absolutely impossible. If
necessary, in the case of a broken or stolen smart card, SecGo
BestCrypt Pro supports non-mandatory key recovery. Virtual drives
can also be protected by a plain password. It is possible to
convert password protected containers to be protected by an
encryption key or vice versa.
The contents of SecGo BestCrypt
Pro virtual drives are encrypted with strong cryptographic
methods. Several reliable algorithms are available, including
448-bit Blowfish, 256-bit Twofish and 256-bit GOST.
Key features
- strong encryption
- easy to use and install
- completely transparent to
applications
- based on virtual disk drives
- an encrypted virtual drive
can reside on a hard drive, a network drive or a CD-ROM disk
- fast: only the required
pieces of information are decrypted when accessed
- multiple simultaneous
virtual drives
- an independent encryption
key for each virtual drive
- smart card support
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