FreeOTFE can be used on the PC as well as PPC. The same volume can be read on both platforms, as long as it was originally created on the PC first.
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# "Portable mode" included; FreeOTFE doesn't need to be installed before it can be used - making it ideal for carrying your data securely on USB drives!
# Operates under both PC (MS Windows 2000/XP/Vista) and PDA (Windows Mobile 2003/2005) platforms
# Linux compatibility (Cryptoloop "losetup", dm-crypt and LUKS supported)
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So doesn't look like it supports Win98 - most volume-based programs don't. I can't be sure if FreeOTFE can be run from a Windows user account that does not have Administrative rights - as would be found on internet cafes. I don't need the ability to mount the volumes on the PC and PPC interchangeably, so on my PC, I use TrueCrypt - which is very similar to FreeOTFE.
Here's a nice overview of RC4 encryption:
http://www.tmrfindia.org/ijcsa/V3I24.pdf
I use eWallet, but I would not place RC4 among AES, Serpent, Blowfish. RC4 has been broken, but at 40-bit. Practically speaking, it's good enough for casual use. But I feel better using an algorithm that hasn't been broken, even if it's at a lower bit.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freea...rnumber=807231
http://www.jya.com/compkeys.htm
If you really want to secure your private info, use eWallet, but save the file within a FreeOTFE encrypted volume. It takes one more step to first mount the encrypted volume, then opening up eWallet, but that's as secure as you're going to get on a PPC.
Btw, both CodeWallet and eWallet use RC4. Flexwallet uses something a bit more robust - Blowfish, XOR, then the Tiny Encryption Algorithm. But that's not all there is to how secure the programs are. See this thread:
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/arti...n=expand,16729
And yes, you're right. The weakest link in any security system is usually the password, not the encryption algorithm.