Changing Options

If you want to change the software settings, such as changing the encryption algorithm, you use the options dialog box.

1. Login if you are not currently logged in
2. Locate the golden lock icon on the taskbar
3. Right click your mouse button on the lock
4. Select Change Options from the popup menu
5. Change options and then click OK to accept your changes; or click Cancel to discard your changes.

Profile

This tab shows you

1. The full path of the profile you are using
2. The registration code (RegCode), and
3. Auto Logout settings

They are pretty straightforward and need no further explanation.

A Note About Auto Logout: After the specified number of minutes of inactivity iSafeguard™ will log you out automatically. However if there are active iSafeguard™ message boxes, dialog, progress window, etc. iSafeguard™ will not logout automatically until you close all of them, to avoid data loss.

Algorithms

This tab allows you to change the default encryption and signature algorithms.

The encryption algorithm is the algorithm that is used to encrypt a message or file when you choose "Encrypt" or "Sign & Encrypt". The signature algorithm is the algorithm that is used to generate a signature of a message or file when you choose "Sign" or "Sign & Encrypt".

The software support three encryption algorithms and two signature algorithms listed in the following tables.

Hotkeys

Hotkeys are used for signing and encrypting emails, filling forms, etc.

• To disable a hotkey un-check the related check box.
• To enable a hotkey check the related check box.
• To change a default hotkey enter your customized character in the related edit field. The character must be from A to Z.

Your changes will take effects immediately after you click the OK button.

Files & Folders

This tab gives you control over what to do after signing and encrypting files, decrypting and verifying encoded files. The available file wiping options are also shown in the tab. You can include folders and sub-folders for the selection action. You can also choose to wipe the original files when the action is completed for each file.

Warning before wiping check box: if checked the program will ask you for confirmation before wiping files. It is a good idea to keep it checked because when a file is wiped you cannot get it back.

Include subdirectories check box: if checked the files in the subdirectories are also wiped recursively.

Number of passes: is the number of times a file is overwritten when wiping. Normally 3 are enough for most people. With extremely sensitive data, you may increase the number.

Certificate

The Certificate tab has three check boxes:

1. Allow using certificates on my computer: When checked the certificates on your computer will be available to sign and encrypt data.
2. Trust root CA certificate on my computer: When checked all root CA certificates in the ROOT store on your computer will be trusted automatically.
3. Enable searching CA certificates from the Internet: When checked the software will try to find CA certificates from known Internet Directory Services if it cannot find them in your profile and your computer.

CRL

From this tab you can

1. Setup automatic CRL update interval
2. Enable CRL checking, and
3. Enable CRL update at the time a CRL is used

Again this tab is pretty much self-explanatory.

Miscellaneous

This tab allows you to choose how much information you want iSafeguard™ to save to the log file. The log file name is 'iSafeguard.log' and is located under "My Documents". Once again this tab is self-explanatory.