Mar 22, 2010
Using Text Files to Hide Confidential Data in Windows
There are many ways to secure information in files, including using Omziff , which is discussed in our earlier post, Encrypt and Password Protect Text Files for Free . Here we discuss a method of securing data using an ordinary text file. Using the Alternate Data Streams support that has been included in Windows since the introduction of the NTFS file system in Windows 2000, you can store data “behind” a filename with the use of a stream name.

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Using Text Files to Hide Confidential Data in Windows