Non-functional password on 7-zip 23.01
Nounours18200 Posted messages 248 Registration date Status Member Last intervention -
Hello,
I'm testing the portable version 23.01 of 7-Zip, and I'm encountering the following problem:
When I create a ZIP with a password, archive format ".zip" and compression choice = AES-256, it successfully creates the ZIP file.
Then when I double-click on this ZIP, it asks me where to decompress it (normal) as well as for the password: but regardless of the password I enter (and even if I leave it blank), it allows me to unzip the archive!
Did I miss something, because I imagine that many people would have reported this issue if they had experienced it as well...
Thank you
3 answers
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Sorry: I just realized that 7-Zip extracts the archive and displays the file list, but they are empty (or unreadable) if the password is incorrect!
However, you can still see the file names, and the only way to prevent this is to use the "7z" compression format (instead of ZIP), which allows the file names to be encrypted.
But is there any open-source software available in a PORTABLE version that would allow generating standard "ZIP" archives while preventing the file names from being seen if the password is wrong???
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Hello,
This question was already asked a few years ago.
I seem to remember that in the realm of free software, there was no other solution than using the 7z format to mask the content of the archive.That's what you've just noticed!
What is well conceived is clearly expressed,
And the words to say it come easily.
(Boileau) -
Exactly, thank you!
As 7-Zip is popular and has been well-maintained for years, I have adopted this solution...
Thank you
