High security encryption for any email, plus Passwords.
PassLok Universal Extension
Easy, end-to-end secure encryption for email and other web-based communication systems, plus real-time chat, that does not rely on servers and is therefore immune to hacking or government intervention. Very similar to PassLok for Email, also in this store, except that it supports any Email Service, including Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook online, and many more.
PassLok Universal is also a full-fledged password manager which, unlike most other managers out there, does NOT involve a server, yet it syncs between computers. Its password management engine is that of SynthPass, also in this store.
And if you're not exchanging messages or filling passwords, clicking the PassLok Universal icon will allow you to save secure notes on any website, or to load it into a special \"Incognito\" page that loads within the normal Chrome window. This function, also available via the right-click menu, is borrowed from Page Cage, also in this store.
--PassLok Universal is incredibly easy to use--
To encrypt a message or file, just click the PassLok icon when the email service's Compose or Reply window is visible. A popup will take your private message and encrypt it with the click of a button. Then you can send it out like any other message, or as an attachment.
To decrypt it, display the encrypted message and click the PassLok icon. A popup will show the decrypted message or file immediately, if there is one.
PassLok asks you for your Password only once. It can be anything you want, so you can actually remember it. PassLok will evaluate its strength and compensate for its weakness by lengthening the computations. It won't be stored or sent anywhere, and PassLok will forget it after five minutes of inactivity.
If you want to change your Password, go ahead and start using a new one when PassLok asks you for it. You may be asked for the old Password if PassLok can't decrypt something, but otherwise that's all you'll have to do.
--Lots of power in a slender package--
You can use either of these five encryption modes, by just clicking a button:
1. Signed mode: encrypted messages can be decrypted again, so long as the recipients supply their authentic passwords. Recipients are also assured that the message was encrypted by the sender.
2. Read-once mode: after a few encrypted messages have been exchanged they can no longer be decrypted by anyone, even if they supply the correct passwords.
3. Chat mode: you can make invitations which, when decrypted by the recipients, open a webRTC real-time chat session where participants are directly connected to one another. The chat session includes text, files, audio, and even video.
4. Anonymous mode: for when you are using a dummy email account or otherwise do not wish to reveal your identity.
5. Shared password mode: most secure when you have previously shared a secret with the recipients
PassLok Universal allows you to encrypt files and images as well. Just load them with a toolbar button. You can also encrypt them separately and load them as regular attachments.
For the very paranoid (and who isn't these days?), PassLok Universal includes four special features:
1. Encrypt to image: the message is encrypted into an image you supply and then attach to your email, so the presence of a hidden message cannot be detected even by computer analysis.
2. Concealed mode: the encrypted message does not look encrypted, but actually looks like normal text. PassLok still detects it and decrypts it normally, though.
3. Invisible mode: the encrypted material cannot be seen at all. It is hidden in the space between the lines of an otherwise normal message.
4. Hidden msg: there is a hidden message in addition to the regular message, and it is encrypted by a separate key. The hidden message is completely undetectable to those who don't know it exists. Images also can contain hidden messages.
--State-of-the art security--
PassLok is based on the NaCl encryption engine, which uses 255-bit standard elliptic curves vetted against weaknesses by experts. On top of that, it uses the 256-bit XSalsa20 symmetric cipher, a high-performance, open source algorithm, which has been scrutinized by experts for nearly a decade without any practical weaknesses being found.
The image-encryption part of PassLok, developed in-house but open-source, has recently been shown to be much harder to detect than F5, the champion steganography tool until now.
PassLok does not use servers that might eventually compromise your private data. All encryption is done client-side. All data sent to the email server is encrypted, and they don't have the password that decrypts it.
With PassLok, you can actually SEE that that your messages have been encrypted. You can also see the code. PassLok hides nothing from you.
--PassLok Universal may be the only password manager you'll ever use--
It's a different kind of password manager: it is a password synthesizer.
With PassLok Universal, there is no \"vault\" that has to be protected from hackers because your passwords are synthesized on the fly, just as you need them. PassLok-made passwords are always high strength and comprise letters, numbers, and special characters. Passwords for different websites are guaranteed to be totally different.
You never have to change your Master Password. When a website forces you to change its password, simply change the optional serial that is used to synthesize that password. PassLok will remember the serial, as well as your user ID. Your Master Password will never be stored, and it disappears from memory after five minutes not using it.
But if you absolutely must use a certain password, PassLok got you covered too! It is encrypted before storage and synced with the browser itself, so no third parties need to be involved.
Unlike conventional password managers, PassLok
- won't pop up and interrupt your flow; it is activated only when you click its icon on the browser toolbar
- won't force you to store anything secret, only user IDs and optional serials, if you allow it
- is always available, because it does not have to connect to \"the Cloud\"
- makes only strong passwords
- won't ask you for money
- won't show ads
PassLok Universal uses the SynthPass engine, which is based on the WiseHash key-stretching algorithm. WiseHash evaluates the information entropy of your Master Password and subjects it to a variable number of rounds of SCRYPT key-stretching. The weaker the password, the more stretching. This forces would-be hackers to spend an inordinate amount of computer time testing weak passwords before they can get to yours. PassLok displays an accurate measurement of your Master Password's entropy to help you come up with a strong one.
--PassLok Universal improves on Incognito mode--
If you are neither encrypting email nor filling passwords, clicking the PassLok Universal icon displays a popup with two nifty functions:
1. You can save a note on any website, which syncs with it and is securely encrypted. Again, no servers involved. The content can be anything, not just passwords.
2. Or you can put the whole page into an \"Isolation cage\" similar to incognito mode, but running next to your regular tabs. The cage also contains links to Web search services that won't track you (or so they say, we don't make claims about it), and additional free apps in PassLok's family. This is the same functionality as that of Page Cage, also in this store.
PassLok Universal is fully compatible with PassLok for Email and SynthPass, and is now in public beta testing.
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install PassLok Universal extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install PassLok Universal extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install PassLok Universal extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install PassLok Universal extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download PassLok Universal extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a PassLok Universal extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the PassLok Universal Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the PassLok Universal extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the PassLok Universal extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for PassLok Universal extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the PassLok Universal extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download PassLok Universal extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install PassLok Universal extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the PassLok Universal extension file
Select and download the PassLok Universal extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the PassLok Universal extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your PassLok Universal extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the PassLok Universal extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install PassLok Universal extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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