Kryptel vs. Silver Key comparison
Kryptel has been designed for safe file storage, and Silver Key - for safe file transfer. Both are based on the same cryptographic components and provide the same encryption strength, but the different purposes lead to several major differences in implementation.
| Kryptel | Silver Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Modification | Kryptel container can be easily modified; you can add, remove, or edit encrypted files. | Silver Key parcel cannot be modified. |
| Decryption | Kryptel is required for decryption. If you send a Kryptel file to another person, the recipient will have to install either Kryptel or free Kryptelite in order to access the data. | Silver Key parcel is self-sufficient and does not require installing any additional software on the receiving end. The recipient simply double-clicks the parcel to decrypt it. |
| Data integrity control | Kryptel does a lot to ensure user data integrity. Kryptel also includes Kryptel Data Recovery component for restoring data from corrupted containers. | Silver Key can't recover corrupted data as it assumes that the sender has original data that can be re-sent. However Silver Key includes additional code to detect any possible tampering with the parcel. |
| Handling traces | Kryptel erase sensitive data and all possible memory traces as soon as it finishes processing. | Silver Key assumes that your computer is a safe place, so it does not care much about data traces in memory. |
| Data handled | Files and folders. | Files, folders, text messages, and commands. For example, a parcel may contain an encrypted message only and show it on the screen when double-clicked. |
In short, use Kryptel when you need to protect files on your computer or local network; use Silver Key when you need to send confidential data elsewhere.