

        ====================
        ===   LockIt!    ===
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** LockIt! (TM) Final Version (2.0) **
(c) Copyright 1997-1999 Khalil Future Software
web site: http://kfsoft.cjb.net





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*  Please send any Bug or Comment to : ksf@mail.com  *
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First of all, Thank You for getting this application.


DISCLAIMER:
The author will not be held responsible for any damage
caused by any of his programs; USE THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK.







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[1.] About
[2.] Features
[3.] Using LockIt!
[4.] What's new?
[5.] Next improvements





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     1.About
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LockIt! is a small program that controls standard Windows
commands. To effectively secure your PC while away or at
a startup, you must ensure that there is no way to unload
the program and to use windows while it runs. LockIt! does
all that for you! The only way left to unlock your PC is
to do a hardware reboot... Thus preserving your confidential
work from prying eyes!

TOP securiy guaranteed!


You can always find the most up-to-date version of LockIt!
here:  http://kfsoft.cjb.net




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    2.Features
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Complete block of your PC:
	_ mouse is "trapped"
	_ all common key combinations are disabled
	_ desktop is dimmed

Password safely stored:
	_ the password is encrypted and hidden

Multilingual:
	_ English
	_ French
	_ German
	_ Italian
	_ Swedish

For Windows 95 and 98 (Under WindowsNT you may encounter problems)


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  3.Using LockIt!
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* To use LockIt!, all you have to do is to place it in a
directory, and keep this text file for future reference.


 First run:
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* WARNING: We recommend you to save all your work the first
           time you run LockIt!, as it may interfeer with your
           system's environment and make it unstable. If you
           have trouble running it, please contact us.

* The first time you will run the program, you will directly
go to the configuration page. There, you must choose a password.
KFS strongly recommends you to choose one that contains at least
4 characters (the maximum is 10). The longer your password,
the more secure the crypted file.


 Configuration page:
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* You may access the configuration page only when you type in
the correct password (or the backup one if you didn't disable
this feature in the configuration page) and when you press the
combination CTRL+ENTER.


  - THE BACKUP PASSWORD IS:        "kfsoft"          -


You can disable it in the configuration page.
!!! BE CAREFUL WHEN DISABLING THE BACKUP PASSWORD !!!
You will not have access to the configuration page and thus you
will not be able to change your password if you have lost it!

* In the configuration page, you may choose the number of bad
tries until the system shuts down. "oo" is infinity, use this
if you do not want to enable this security feature. (WindowsNT
users: feature available soon)

* In the configuration page, you may choose between to languages:
English and French. If you want your language to be listed, please
mail me with your translations.

* If you click on "Random password" you will get a random password
composed of alphanumeric characters (the length varies from 4 to 10)
you need to rewrite it to check in the second box.


 Uninstall:
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* To unistall LockIt! delete the directory created when you have
installed the program and the shorcuts you may have created.
The only file LockIt! creats is LockIt.cfg in the same directory.



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   4.What's new?
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* v2.0 :
	.NEWS : FINAL VERSION released
	.ADDED: Desktop is now dimmed to hide your work
	.ADDED: If a wrong password is entered, you have to
		wait 10 seconds to retry. This is to discourage
		multiple tries od wrong passwords
	.UPDATE:Final revision of security finished, LockIt!
		now uses one of the most powerful encryption
		algorithm: RSA, customized for Lockit!
	.FIXED: Visual bugs


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* v1.60:
	.ADDED: German translation of LockIt! available
		(Thanks to a dear friend)
	.ADDED: Random password generator for full security

* v1.50:
	.ADDED: Italian translation of LockIt! available
                (Thanks to Claudio Bondavalli)
                If you want your language listed, mail me your
                translation!
	.UPDATE:New backgrounds
	.FIXED: Minor bug fixes


* v1.45:
	.ADDED: Swedish translation of LockIt! available
                (Thanks to Leif Larrson)
                If you want your language listed, mail me your
                translation!

* v1.44:
	.FIXED: Bug fixes

* v1.42:
	.UPDATE:Security is now at its maximum, the crypted file
		is now uncrackable...

* v1.32:
	.ADDED: ShutDown feature
	        This option lets you set the number of retries the user
                has until the system shuts down if the corect password
                hasn't been typed in

* v1.21:
	.ADDED: Implementation of the new crypting system (MasterKcrypt2)
	.FIXED: Minor bug fix

* v1.12:
	.UPDATE:Improved security
	.ADDED: Language selection (English - French)
	.FIXED: Minor bug fixes

* v1.04:
	.NEWS : First public release





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 5.Next improvements
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 * Creation of a keydisk as a backup password or as main
   password
 * Option to run at startup 
 * Still other languages implementation
 * Self extracting .exe





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*   Please send any Bug or Comment to : kfs@mail.com   *
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                                       {May-June-July 1999}



 



