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Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file...

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On 2019-01-07 17:08, J.Albert wrote:
> Is there an app on the Mac that can "password protect" a SINGLE FILE ?
> 
> The file needs to be visible on the desktop, but require a password to 
> open it.
> 
> I realize that one can create an encrypted disk image using Disk 
> Utility, then put the file into that, etc., etc.
> But I don't want it to be this complicated (the person for whom I'm 
> going to set this up is not Mac-savvy, nor particularly computer-savvy 
> at all).
> 
> It MUST be as thus:
> 1. File in plain view on desktop
> 2. Double-click file, this brings up dialog requesting password
> 3. Enter password, app (for file) opens, and the file itself then opens.
> 4. When done, close file (or quit app), and requires password to open 
> again.
> 
> There seems to be nothing in the Mac OS (itself) that can accomplish this.
> Are there any 3rd-party apps out there that can do this?
> 
> (BTW, I'm aware that it's possible to use Excel or LibreOffice to create 
> a spreadsheet that requires a password to open, but both these programs 
> would be overkill, and again too complicated for the user in question)

I use PGP. Though the "protected" file will be a different file.

xyz.txt becomes xyz.txt.pgp.  Then you erase the original.

I know that's not what you want.


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App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... "J.Albert" <j.albert@nowhere.net> - 2019-01-07 17:08 -0500
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-01-07 17:14 -0500
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-07 16:52 -0600
    Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-07 14:54 -0800
      Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... "J.Albert" <j.albert@nowhere.net> - 2019-01-08 11:19 -0500
        Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-08 11:35 -0800
        Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-08 20:18 -0600
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh@hoffmanlabs.invalid> - 2019-01-07 17:52 -0500
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-07 23:05 +0000
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-07 23:42 -0500
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-08 14:16 +0000

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