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Encryption and signature of e-mails; incl. Outlook AddIn
NOTE The CRYPTMAIL plugin is ONLY for Microsoft Outlook and NOT suitable for Outlook Express or Windows Live!
Check first if the plugin is activated in the abylon CRYPTMAIL settings
on the CRYPTMAIL
page. The activation/deactivation is done via the switch in the upper left corner!
To apply the changes, Outlook must be closed and restarted. Check if the process Outlook.exe
was terminated in Windows Task-Manager. Alternatively, you can log out of Windows once.
We check during the installation whether a 32bit or a 64bit Windows operating system is installed on the computer. If you have installed a 32bit Office on a 64bit operating system, our 64bit PlugIn cannot be opened in Outlook. In this case you have to download our special setup of the 32bit version of abylon CRYPTMAIL under the following link download.
The calling convention of the Outlook plugin can be changed with the following registry entries:
Start
-> Execute
-> Regedit
HKLM\SOFTWARE\abylon\CRYPTMAIL\CRYPTMAIL
or HKLM\SOFTWARE\abylon\ENTERPRISE\CRYPTMAIL
NO
after YES
the character string (REG_SZ) RENEW_EXPL_BUTTONS
YES
after NO
the character string (REG_SZ) RENEW_INS_BUTTONS
By default, Outlook blocks potentially dangerous attachments, such as *.crt
security certificates or *.exe
program files. Outlook itself does not offer an option not to block individual file types of security level 1. However, you can create the following entry in the registry so that CRT certificate files are displayed. To do this, proceed as follows:
Start
-> Execute
-> Regedit
Download of the registry patches without guarantee: Outlook 2000 SP3; Outlook 2002; Outlook 2003
NOTE Outlook locks level 1 executable files to prevent the spread of viruses and worms. There is no danger from this registry entry if you only open and install CRT certificate files from persons you know.
The modules of abylonsoft work together with the Simple-MAPI (MAPI = Mail Applications Program Interface) as interface between the application and the email program. Under certain circumstances an error may occur when sending a file (e.g. *.SME
) directly with your email program. There are three reasons for this error:
(mapi32.dll)
was corrupted by installing a browser or replaced by an older versionMAPI-enabled email programs: Netscape, Outlook, Outlook Express, AOL (from version 7.0), Eudora, Pegasus Mail, Lotus Notes (from version 4.5 ???) and others!
Internet Options
(or Properties
) in Internet Explorer under Tools and select the tab Programs
. There you have to select your desired email program under Email
and confirm with the button OK. Alternatively you can do this in the Control Panel
under Internet Options
.Edit
, select Settings
from the menu. Under the item Mail & Discussion forums
or Mail & Newsgroups
activate the item Use Netscape Messenger for MAPI-based applications
or Use Netscape Messanger
.keyword
and enter in the field default settings
. Then select America Online
under Shortcuts for Web, E-Mail and Newsgroups.
Extras
-> Options
-> MAPI
and activate the item Use Eudora as MAPI server
by selecting the option Immer. Then you have to select Eudora as default mail program in Internet Explorer (see Outlook above)Extras
-> Internet Options
-> Programs
-> Email
). If this does not help, the Notes MAPI Service Provider has to be installed. In the help you will find the exact instructions.A note from Microsoft describes that running the file fixmapi.exe
in the Windows system folder (e.g. c:\Windows\System32\
) can fix the problems. If necessary search this file in Explorer. Unfortunately, we have no experience in how far this works and which Windows versions have this file available.
If you have set the high security level when setting up the PKCS - Certificate, this serves the security of your data. The password dialog is displayed by the operating system with every signing and decryption action, so that we from abylonsoft have no influence on it.
We regret that we cannot currently offer this option. At the moment you have to be satisfied with sending the files as an attachment with the email. But we are busy solving these problems.
abylon CRYPTMAIL is not an own email client, but works on basis of the MAPI32 - interface that is supported by most common email clients (Outlook Express, Outlook, Netscape Messenger, Eudora, Pegasus, etc.). This means that the email is stored in your default email program in the folder "Outbox"
.
Questions and answers about using our software via the right mouse button in the File Explorer (OLE PlugIn).
Open the Windows registry (for instructions, see the glossar) and change under X the value REG_SZ Y from YES to NO!
This change launches the .NET framework via an alternate call.
In this case we can offer the following workarounds.
Open the settings dialog and switch to the "Explorer Plugins Settings" page. Check here whether the corresponding PlugIn is activated (check mark).
Open the settings dialog and switch to the "Explorer Plugins" page. First deactivate the plugins via the traffic light icon. Then you can activate the plugins again.
Start the command line entry with administration rights (Start -> Run -> cmd.exe). Then change to the abylon program directory (with cd). Enter here the command "regsvr32 [Plugin-Dll].
".
As a plugin dll, enter the following files:
- abylon BASIC: 32bit = APMBOle.DLL, 64bit = APMBOleX64.DLL
- abylon READER: 32bit = APMROle.DLL, 64bit = APMROleX64.DLL
- abylon ENTERPRISE: 32bit = APMPOle.DLL, 64bit = APMPOleX64.DLL
- abylon SHREDDER: 32bit = SAWOle.DLL, 64bit = SAWOleX64.DLL
Open the registry editor (Start -> Run -> regedit.exe) and check if the following 10 entries exist. The menu is only displayed in the File Explorer if all values are present and there are no errors.
1. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\apmcrypt -> REG_SZ: ID see below
2. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{ID see below} -> REG_SZ: apmcrypt
3rd HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\apmcrypt -> REG_SZ: {ID see below}
4. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\apmcrypt -> REG_SZ: {ID see below}
5. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\apmcrypt -> REG_SZ: {ID see below}
6th HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\*\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\apmcrypt -> REG_SZ: {ID see below}
7. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{ID see below} -> REG_SZ: apmcrypt
8. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Directroy\background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\apmcrypt -> REG_SZ: {ID see below}
9. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\apmcrypt -> REG_SZ: {ID see below}
10th HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Ddrive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\apmcrypt -> REG_SZ: {ID see below}
The following IDs must be used for the individual programs:
- abylon READER = {5fbcd2e0-73dd-11ce-993c-43aa004adb6c}
- abylon BASIC = {5fbcd2e0-73dd-11ce-993c-42aa004adb6c}
- abylon ENTERPRISE = {5fbcd2e0-73dd-11ce-993c-41aa004adb6c}
- abylon SHREDDER = {5fbcd2e0-73dd-11ce-993c-00aa004adb6c}
Informationen zur Passwortverwendung und zugehöriger Sicherheitsfragen.
Dazu wurde ab Version 19.10.1 und 2020.1 programmatisch ein Maus-Klickevent eingefügt. Sollte es hiermit Probleme geben so kann dies über die Registry ein oder ausgeschaltet werden. Dazu unter HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\abylon\[PROGRANNNAME, z.B. ENTERPRISE]\FLAGS den Wert FWACTIVATEWINDOW von YES auf NO setzen.
Nach der Passworteingabe zeigt die Software die Meldung "Das eingegebene Passwort ist falsch bzw. die Schlüsseldatei (Zertifikat) gehört nicht zu diesem Objekt!" an. Woran liegt dies?
Bitte prüfen Sie zunächst, ob dass Passwort wirklich korrekt eingegeben wurde oder sich nicht vielleicht das Tastaturlayout geändert hat.
Eine andere Möglichkeit besteht darin, dass der Passwort-Scrambler gewisse Sonderzeichen in andere Zeichen umwandelt. Aus diesem Grund ist es in solchen Fällen notwendig, entsprechend der Anlage des verschlüsselten Elements den Passwort-Scrambler zu aktivieren oder deaktivieren. D. h., wenn bei der Verschlüsselung der Passwort-Scrambler aktiviert war, so muss dieser auch bei der Entschlüsselung aktiviert sein.
Der Passwort-Scrambler muss auf jeden Fall deaktiviert sein, wenn ein Passwort oder die SecureID über Kopieren und Einfügen (Copy&Paste) ins Passwortfeld eintragen werden. Andernfalls erkennt das Programm keine Tastatureingabe und das Passwortfeld bleibt sozusagen leer.
Bei der SecureID handelt es sich um ein so genanntes Notfallpasswort. Dieses kann bei Defekt oder Verlust der Chipkarte oder USB-Stick alternativ für die Entschlüsselung eingegeben werden.
Die Ermittlung der SecureID erfolgt während der Verschlüsselung auf der Seite 'Schlüsselverwaltung->SYMM-System'.
Die SecureID ist für jedes verschlüsseltes Objekt (abylon KEYSAFE, abylon CRYPTDRIVE, abylon BASIC, abylon SHAREDDRIVE) identisch und baut sich wie folgt auf:
# + 32 Zeichen + . + 32 Zeichen + #
(Zeichen nur Zahlen 0-9 oder Buchstaben A-F; z. B. #A54E1CB23F31464AC3B7D65F4557C1D1D. 50F4B4A9EC30705944EB12870284C419#
HINWEIS
- Ab Version 8.3 können sowohl Groß- als auch Kleinbuchstaben eingegeben werden. Bei älteren Versionen ist die Eingabe Case-Sensitive.
- Zur Eingabe sollte der PasswortScrambler deaktiviert werden!
- Die SecureID sollte an einem sicheren Ort aufbewahrt werden!
- Die SecureIDs sind für Verschlüsselung und Windows-Anmeldung unterschiedlich.
Unter einem "Brute Force Angriff" versteht man das Ausprobieren aller möglichen Zeichenkombinationen von Passwörtern. Zum Beispiel beginnt der Prozess mit 00000001 und geht dann mit 00000002, 00000003, 00000004... weiter. Ein Passwort, das nur 4 Stellen hat und nur aus Zahlen besteht, kann leicht innerhalb wenigen Sekunden "geknackt" werden. Ein gutes Passwort sollte aus mindestens 12 Zeichen mit Kleinbuchstaben, Großbuchstaben, Zahlen und Sonderzeichen besteht. Zudem sollten keine Wörter aus Wörterbüchern, Namen oder einschlägigen Passwort-Datenbanken verwendet werden. Wer diese Regeln berücksichtigt, kann sicher sein, dass eine wirtschaftliche Entschlüsselung der geschützten Daten in absehbarer Zeit nicht möglich ist.
Es ist leider / zum Glück nicht möglich, geschützte Daten ohne das zugehörige Passwort zu öffnen. D.h., die Software von abylonsoft bietet weder eine Hintertür noch einen sogenannten "Generalschlüssel". Wenn Sie also ihr Passwort verloren haben, kommen Sie nicht mehr an ihre gespeicherten Daten dran.
Sie sollten sich die verwendeten Passwörter gut merken und evt. an einer geheimen Stelle aufschreiben. Dies sollte aber nicht auf der Festplatte oder in der nähe des Computers sein. Alternativ bieten so-genannte Passwortmanager (wie z. B. abylon KEYSAFE) die Möglichkeit die unterschiedlichen Passwörter in einer gesicherten Datenbank zu hinterlegen. In diesem Fall müssen Sie sich nur noch ein Passwort merk
Ein unsicheres Passwort ist immer ein Geburtsdatum, eine Nickname, eine Name prinzipiell oder irgend ein anderes Wort, welches häufig gebraucht wird, oder welches im Lexikon steht.
Ein sicheres Passwort ist ein Passwort, das aus verschiedenen zufälligen Zeichen besteht, z.B. myz<_/k)),%06YLbcw3pU. Es besteht aus Sonderzeichen ( ! »§$%&/()==?´*?+#´\ß^.;:_@<>|{[]}), Zahlen (1234567890), Großbuchstaben (QWERTZUIOPÜÄÖLKJHGFDSAYXCVBNM) und Kleinbuchstaben (qwertzuiopüäölkjhgfdsayxcvbnm).
Sollten Sie sich ein solches Passwort nicht merken können, so können Sie auf einen Trick zurückgreifen. Zwar ist das Passwort dann nicht so sicher, wie das vorherige, jedoch immer noch um einiges sicherer wie ?Otto? oder ?Müller?. Und so funktioniert es. Denken Sie sich einen langen Satz aus, den Sie sich leicht merken können, wie z.B. : Ich wohne in der Musterstadt 134b. Meine Telefonnummer ist 123456789. Nun nehmen Sie von diesem Satz einfach die ersten Buchstaben / Zeichen. In diesem Fall wäre das? IwidM1.Mti1.?. Sie sollten aber darauf achten, dass wenigsten einige Zahlen und Sonderzeichen in dem Satz vorhanden sind. Zudem müssen Sie auf Groß- und Kleinschreibung achten.
Um ein wirklich sicheres Passwort zu erzeugen, sollten Sie den integrierten Passwortgenerator benutzen. Sie finden ihn beispielsweise im abylon KEYSAFE.
Questions and Answers about the installation of software products from abylonsoft.
Nein, ab Version 24.0 (bzw. Jahresversion 2024.1) wird Windows XP nicht mehr unterstützt.
Das Betriebssystem XP wird seit 2014 von Microsoft nicht mehr mit Sicherheitsupdates versorgt und gilt daher als veraltet und unsicher. Aus diesem Grund haben wir die Unterstützung in unseren aktuellen Versionen eingestellt.
Falls Sie weiterhin mit Windows XP arbeiten möchten oder müssen, können Sie ältere Programmversionen in unserem Bereich „Vorgängerversionen“ auf der Download-Seite finden.
Bei Fragen zur Software oder zu Ihrer Registrierung wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an uns!
Usually, with abylonsoft software, the new version can be installed over the old version. This is also the case if the setup asks in advance and offers the uninstall option. If an over-installation for any reason is not possible, so you will be pointed out during installation. In this case no other option is offered.
Yes, because during the installation the software has to make some settings for which only the administrator has rights. So log in for the installation as an administrator or contact your responsible administrator.
Possible cause of error:
Updates in the same major version number are free. Updates to the next major version number are subject to an update fee. If you have any questions or problems with us you are welcome to contact us in Kontakt.
This is because when a new user is created, Windows first creates the registry and makes entries. Since our software also has to make registry entries, an operating system restart is required for proper operation.
.If this error occurs, you should manually download and install the setup from the download page. All settings of the previous version will be adopted.
General questions and answers about the software from abylonsoft.
We unfortunately had to realize that Microsoft has changed something since the end of the Windows 7 support. Since that time it seems to be necessary to install a so-called Redist-Pack of Microsoft Visual Studio. This was not necessary before, but now it seems to be absolutely necessary. Please download and install the Redist-Pack of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
Alternatively please use our contact form for further information! Please indicate the software version and operating system.
From version 19.1 or 2020.1 the appropriate Redist-Pack is delivered with the setup.
First of all, passive RFID tokens (chip cards or key fobs) need a magnetic field or high-frequency radio wave to be supplied with energy. This is usually done by the RFID card reader. The data integrity on the RFID token is not endangered by light magnetic or radio fields. The data is not likely to be erased, for example by a mobile phone, a magnet or a monitor. However, an electromagnetic interference source can lead to an impairment of the reading reliability.
Storing the RFID token in the same pocket as the mobile phone is no problem. In order not to disturb the reading process, the RFID card reader should be placed as far away from electromagnetic sources as possible! In a microwave, on the other hand, the RFID token is likely to be destroyed.
Tray-Icons are small buttons, which are displayed in the taskbar at the bottom right, next to the clock.
These icons are used to display information and call functions. In the preferences, Windows deactivates tray icons of programs so that they are not displayed for the time being. The following section describes how the settings for all or individual icons can be set.
NOTE The description is general. Depending on the program, you must select the appropriate tray icon. You can find this in the help or the FAQ's.
To the left of the clock, there is a small white arrow pointing upwards, which can be used to display the other tray icons.
With "Customize" you can define the behavior of the tray icons. The "Info Area Symbols" window opens.
NOTE Below are alternative ways to open this window.
In the settings window for info area symbols, you can define the behavior of each individual tray icon.
Select the corresponding icon and select "Show icon and notifications" as option. After that you will find the tray icon on the taskbar to the left of the clock at any time.
Alternatively, you can enable the option "Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar". In this case, the tray icons of future programs will also be displayed directly on the taskbar.
Move the mouse to a free area of the taskbar and press the right mouse button. Select Properties from the menu. The dialog for customizing the info area symbols opens on the Taskbar page via the "Customize" button.
As a further option, you can also open the Control Panel via the Start menu. Select "Large Icons" or "Small Icons" in the upper right corner. Now you can open the settings via the "Info Area Symbols" icon.
Because of errors in the operating system or other software, as well as the variety of the hardware used, apparently occurring errors and / or irregularities in the software of abylonsoft must not necessarily be justified in this software. This means that the interactions between our software and software / hardware from other manufacturers are so complex that they cannot be taken into account by us in all cases. Often errors / defects in other software (e.g. the operating system) also occur, which only become effective in combination with our software. These errors usually manifest themselves in a general protection violation or a system crash. For these reasons we subject our software to a very extensive test before release in order to reduce the problems and errors to a minimum.
Should you nevertheless become aware of a direct error in our software, we will correct it as soon as possible. So that we can understand the error / the problem, you should give us all the details:
Please use our support form support form!
for this purposeFor more see AGB's
Questions and answers for compatibility tests of our software products with special hardware.
Microsoft has disabled the automatic installation of the framework .NET 3.5 under Windows 10. This causes crashes and protection violations during the execution of the .NET 3.5 versions of abylonsoft.
As shown in the screenshot, Microsoft .NET 3.5 can be enabled via the Windows features:
subsequently the version
To use a removable disk (e.g. USB stick) as "key" for login and encryption or mobile use (switch "install modules on USB stick"), the following conditions must be met:
Card reader:
Our software supports all card readers that offer the standard PC/SC interface. In addition, you have to pay attention to which smart cards are supported by the card reader. In addition to contact smart cards, there is a large variety of suppliers and different technologies available for wireless smart cards. Here the supported frequencies 125 kHz (long wave) and 13.56 MH (short wave) are to be mentioned for example.
chip cards:
Our software can be fully tested for 30 days. You should definitely take advantage of this offer. If you have any questions about compatibility, you can also contact us with confidence approach.
On our hardware page you will also find a selection of compatible card readers and chip cards.
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