FMSec - File Manager Security / The FMSec Blog: Recent posts

Due to SF disabling support for PHP, the project's website redirected to the SF project page, which was not intended.
The issue is fixed now (by uploading static HTML).

According to the ChangeLog file, the very first version of FMSec (called "KonqSec" then, and was just for KDE3), was created on 2009-08-26.
It wasn't on SourceForge from the beginning, even under the previous name(s), but nevertheless August the 26th is FMSec's "birthday".

FMSec version 4.5 has been released!
Added extensions for running programs with LibHideIP, LibNetBlock and LibSecRm preloaded.
Significant improvements in building and packaging - it is now possible to install system-wide and an RPM specification file for building RPM files has been added.
Code quality updates.

According to the ChangeLog file, the very first version of FMSec (called "KonqSec" then), was created on 2009-08-26.
It wasn't on SourceForge from the beginning, but nevertheless August the 26th is FMSec's "birthday".

FMSec has been uploaded to a test repository on GitHub, and has passed a code security check.
While not many tools support the languages used in the project, it's still worth to perform such tests and fix any important problems if any are found.

According to the ChangeLog file, the very first version of FMSec (called "KonqSec" then), was created on 2009-08-26.
It wasn't on SourceForge from the beginning (my projects need to have at least a few versions and a forseeable future to be promoted to SF), but nevertheless August the 26th is FMSec's "birthday".

Added suport for Thunar from Xfce 4.x (without TrueCrypt, which not only is deprecated in general, but also doesn't compile with newer compilers any longer).
Unfortunately, no suitable MimeType values could be found and "application/octet-stream" is taken strictly by Thunar, allowing the operations to be done only on files of unknown type, while you'd wand to encrypt e.g. also text files. A workaround is to skip the limitation, but this causes some of the operations to appear in the context menu of all objects, even unsuitable ones.

Compatibility fixes with KDE5. Compatibility fixes with OpenSSL v3. Other small fixes.

I've added 2 sample screenshots that visualize FMSec operation - new context menu entries are present in the Dolphin file manager.

The last historical version uploaded. From now on, only new development will take place.
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Changes: Fixes in the Shred-rec.sh script.

Another historical version uploaded. Nearly there!
KDE5 support added. VeraCrypt support added.
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Newer versions will be published soon.

Another historical version uploaded.
Further updates in the KDE4 desktop files. Updated the installers.
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Newer and more functional versions will be published soon.

Another historical version uploaded.
KDE4: correctly quote the commands where needed, remove "bash".
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Newer and more functional versions will be published soon.

Another historical version uploaded.
KDE4: Wrap "bash" calls inside KDE's "konsole" windows.
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Newer and more functional versions will be published soon.

Another historical version uploaded.
Simplified the KDE4 desktop files.
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Newer and more functional versions will be published soon.

Another historical version uploaded.
Fixed compatibility of the KDE4 desktop files.
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Newer and more functional versions will be published soon.

Another historical version uploaded.
This bring support for KDE4 and its Konqueror and Dolphin.
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Newer and more functional versions will be published soon.

Another historical version uploaded. This is the first version I consider fully usable.
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Newer and more functional versions will be published soon.

Another historical version uploaded.
This release is just for marking that it took place.
Newer and more functional versions will be published soon.

This was the fist version of the scripts that I've created. It's just for marking that this release took place.
Newer and more functional versions will be published soon.

As a result of SF's encouragement to using icons, I've decided to do some experiments with the Inkscape program.
I chose Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) because I wanted the icon to be scalable to any size without losing quality and the only way to achieve that is with vector graphics.
The icon may be "tuned" or even fully changed later, but for now you can enjoy the current looks on the project page on SF and on the FMSec's homepage at https://fmsec.sourceforge.io/ (both in the content and as the site icon). These icons are in the PNG format (another open standard), because this is what SF allows here, but the source is still SVG.

The FMSec (File Manager SECurity) project goes to SourceForge!
What was previously known as KonqSec/Konq4Sec/Konq5Sec/KonquerorSecurity has gathered enough builds and potential for growth that I decided to put in here on SF and deprecate my mirrors.
This blog (also encouraged by SF) will be a place where I will announce noteworthy changes to FMSec or its website, and new releases.
Remeber that the first place that gets notifed of a new release is ... the release page on SF (called "Files"), so be sure to watch that one as a first source of information on new releases. The page also has a data feed!
See my other software on SF. As of now, these are:... read more