From aa3e4488f917860e727a60930c068c5ce126b374 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evan Su <48808396+HACKERALERT@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:45:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update Reed-Solomon feature description
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README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Picocrypt is about as simple as it gets. Just select a file, enter a password, a
File metadata (editable for encryption, readonly for decryption): Use this to store notes, information, and text along with the file (it won't be encrypted). For example, you can put a description of the file before sending it to someone. When the person you sent it to selects the file in Picocrypt, your description will be shown to that person.
Keep decrypted output even if it's corrupted or modified (decryption only): Picocrypt automatically checks for integrity upon decryption. If the file has been modified or is corrupted, Picocrypt will delete the output. If you want to keep the corrupted or modified data after decryption, check this option.
Securely erase and delete original file (encryption only): If checked, Picocrypt will generate pseudo-random data and write it to the original file while encrypting, effectively wiping the original file. The file will be deleted once encryption is complete.
- Prevent corruption using Reed-Solomon (encryption only): This feature is very useful if you are planning on archiving important data on a cloud provider or external hard drive for a long time. If checked, Picocrypt will use the Reed-Solomon error correction code to add 8 extra bytes for every 128 bytes to prevent file corruption. This means that up to ~6% of your file can corrupt, and Picocrypt will still be able to correct it and decrypt your files with no corruption.
+ Prevent corruption using Reed-Solomon (encryption only): This feature is very useful if you are planning on archiving important data on a cloud provider or external hard drive for a long time. If checked, Picocrypt will use the Reed-Solomon error correction code to add 8 extra bytes for every 128 bytes to prevent file corruption. This means that up to ~6% of your file can corrupt, and Picocrypt will still be able to correct it and decrypt your files with no corruption. Note that decryption is very slow because Picocrypt is reassembling and (if necessary) correcting broken bytes.
# Security