From providing you with protection against data leakage and unintended viewers to preventing access from legal requests and any unauthorized person, there are numerous reasons why you should consider encrypting the data you store on your computer or in the cloud.

MikroLock is an application designed to help you seamlessly create encryption keys or ID that you can share solely with the users that are supposed to view the content of a file or email.

After a quick and forthright setup, you are welcomed by a clean and minimalistic interface that includes tips and instructions about how to use the application. You are required to specify your email address and a passphrase to generate your unique key.

In the eventuality that you find it more conveniently to use shortcuts, then you will be happy to learn that the application support CommanLine. You can create unique IDs, encrypt and decrypt files using the Windows console.

The program allows you to create encryption keys in a single step. You should know that the passkey you provide needs to be according to the Diceware.com principles and have at least 20 characters.

Unfortunately, the utility does not let you proceed to the next step until you come up with a combination of characters that provide sufficient security. Then again if you are having troubles coming up with the right passphrase that unlocks the create miniLock ID function, you should not hesitate to consult the Help section.

Once the app automatically generates the key, you can arrange and define the IDs of your file recipients and import them by accessing the Read list file function.

If you want to have more control over who can access your data, while ensuring that nobody can view it without your permission, then perhaps MikroLock can lend you a hand.