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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Important Notice and Disclaimer
   • Compatibility
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
3. Usage
4. Features
5. Contact
6. Acknowledgments

About The Project

Note

ColDog Locker is still in development and does not currently have an official supported release

Built With

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Getting Started

Note

Important Notice

ColDog Studios is committed to keeping your files secure and will fix any security vulnerability immediately. ColDog Studios does not receive any information from you such as passwords. All of the configuration is stored on your local machine.

• By using this software, you agree that ColDog Studios is not held responsible for any data lost, stolen, or accessed.
• The software is provided as is and without warranty as to its features, functionality, or performance.
• Any unauthorized copying, distributing, or selling of this software is prohibited.

Warning

Your anti-virus will potentially flag ColDog Locker as a virus. This is a false positive and you will need to make an exclusion.

Important

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET LICENSEE'S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

Compatibility

	Requirements	Recommendations
Operating System (64 bit)	Windows 10	Windows 10 or later
PowerShell Version	PowerShell 5.1	PowerShell 5.1 or later
.Net Framework	.Net Framework 4.0	.Net Framework 4.5 or later

Prerequisites

What you need before you can install and run ColDog Locker

• Windows 10 or 11 (64 bit)
• PowerShell 5.1 or later (Preinstalled on Windows)
• .Net 4.5 or later (Preinstalled on Windows)

Installation

1. Run PowerShell and input the following commands:

# Allows signed PowerShell scripts to be executed only on the current signed-in user
PS > Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

# Allow the execution of ColDog Locker because it is not signed
PS > Unblock-File .\ColDog-Locker.ps1

or

# Allows signed PowerShell scripts to be executed by any signed-in user
PS > Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope LocalMachine

# Allow the execution of ColDog Locker because it is not signed
PS > Unblock-File .\ColDog-Locker.ps1

2. Run ColDog Locker Setup and install the software

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Features

• Folder encryption (AES-256)
• Password protected folders
• Multiple folders
• Failed attempts lockout
• GitHub integrated updates
• Optional automatically check for updates

See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues). See the ColDog Locker Project Board for a full list of features being worked on

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Contact

ColDog Studios - @ColDogStudios - [email protected]

Collin Laney (ColDog5044) - @ColDog5044 - [email protected]

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Contributors

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Acknowledgments

• Wayne Boggs - Cybersecurity Instructor

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