Hello, Sorry for any cross-posting. Just thought this group would be interested in this new s/w. The most startling thing about it is the price Rs. 1,650. (approx US$ 40) per copy ... I'll be at the Bangalore IT fair morrow, and will try to give a first hand update of this stuff after meeting with the reps. http://www.timesofindia.com/031198/03mban19.htm Indian firm unveils 448-bit encryption package It is called EMD Armor -- an award-winning encryption software package using a powerful 448-bit key, developed by an Indian company. It beats the United States at its own game, for, even today, US companies are not allowed to export encryption software that uses keys higher than 128 bits. -- snip ---- EMD Armor, which is used to secure your personal computer, also goes by the name of Sigma 2000. It has picked up the Editors Choice award. The product range covers security for PCs, e-mail, networks. `Our product combines the highest key strength, fast encryption speed (60 MB per minute), and online encryption. That means non-encyrpted data is never stored on your hard disk. Anything that is there is encrypted. Complete security,'' says Kundu. -- snip -- K. Kundu, Signitron India Director, an IIT Kharagpur alumni, told The Times of India that the key algorithm they have used is `Blowfish', developed by cryptography guru Bruce Schneir. regards, narry