All the files encrypted with F-Secure Desktop are also protected against modifications with a crc32 integrity check. Plain text files are always wiped with random bytes after encryption. Control Panel Application Users can change their passphrase from the F-Secure Desktop application that is embedded into the Windows control panel. Desktop Explorer is available from the Control Panel and in the Desktop program group. Users connected to the Internet can access the F-Secure Web site directly from the control panel.
Users can select to create a new private encryption key or choose to share previously created keys.
The user can make a backup of his personal key and store the backup on disk encrypted with a passphrase which is selected just for protecting the backup key. The Setup Wizard allows the user to access Desktop Explorer to set up lists of Secret, Top-Secret and Excluded files. Shortcuts are added on the File Manager toolbar for encryption, decryption and for access to Desktop Explorer.