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      RELEASE NOTE for iVEST™ File 3.1 for Windows
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Date: 18-December-2003

iVEST™ File 3.1 is for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

Contents
1.0.  What is iVEST™ File ?
2.0.  Features in iVEST™ File 3.1.
3.0.  System Requirement.
4.0.  Additional Information for iVEST™ File 3.1. 
5.0.  Known Problems in iVEST™ File 3.1.

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1.0. What is iVEST™ File ?

  iVEST™ File is a very useful secure storage system which 
   encrypt file(s) for secure transmission through the 
   Internet. iVEST™ File made it easy for user to securely 
   sign, verify, encrypt and decrypt these files by 
   completely eliminating any possibility of theft.

  Based on Public Key Infrastructure, it incorporates the 
   best cryptographic techniques, which use a highly 
   reliable user authentication; data confidentiality, 
   integrity & non-repudiation; and legally binding digital 
   signatures. 

  iVEST™ File is dependent to iVEST™ Client 3.0 software. 
   iVEST™ File unable to install or function on a machine 
   that do not have iVEST™ Client 3.0. 

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2.0. Features in iVEST™ File 3.1.

  2.1. Signing files   
	  To generate digital signatures in PKCS7 multipart 
          signing format 
  2.2. Verifying signed files  
	  To verify digital signature of a signed file 
  2.3. Encrypting files  
	  To ensure privacy of a file with AES 256 bit 
          encryption algorithm 
  2.4. Decrypting files    
	  To decrypt PKCS7 encryption format of file.
  2.5. To sign and encrypt files
	  To generate digital signatures in PKCS7 multipart 
          signing format and ensure privacy of a file with 
          AES 256 bit encryption algorithm 
  2.6. To decrypt and verify the digital signatures
	  To verify digital signature of a signed file and 
         to decrypt PKCS7 encryption format of file. 
  2.7. Manage certificate
	  iVEST File provides certificate management, where 
          user can save, view, and delete certificate
  2.8. Viewing Certificates  
 	  To view user profiles in X509 Certificates 
  2.9. Viewing File  
	  To view file content
  2.10. Safe Erase File
	  Secure deleting file with a technique called Safe 
	  Erasure technique where deleted file is no longer 
          can be restored

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3.0. System Requirement

  3.1. Operating System
    3.1.1. Windows 98 
    3.1.2. Windows ME 
    3.1.3. Windows NT 4.0 Server
    3.1.4. Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
    3.1.5. Windows 2000 Professional
    3.1.6. Windows 2000 Server
    3.1.7. Windows XP Professional
    3.1.8. Windows XP Home Edition
      Note: Windows 95 and NT 3.5 are not supported.

  3.2. Hardware 
    3.2.1. Personal computer with a Pentium or higher
            microprocessor.
    3.2.2. 64 MB of RAM
    3.2.3. 5 MB HD free space
    3.2.4. 1 USB port
    3.2.5. PC/SC compliant smart card readers certified 
	    by iVEST™.

  3.3. Smart Cards
    3.3.1. 64K MyKad
    3.3.2. iVEST™ Card

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4.0. Additional Information for iVEST™ File 3.1.

  4.1. Uninstall iVEST™ File first before uninstall iVEST™ 
        Client. 
  4.2. Reinstall iVEST™ Client (with iVEST™ File already
        exist), will remove iVEST™ File. 
  4.3. User certificate is only visible in iVEST™ Certificate 
        Manager. It's not visible during iVEST™ File Select 
        Certificate or iVEST™ Search Certificate windows.
  4.4. If temporary ign files created eg. ~mydoc.ign, it's 
        safe to delete from your system.
  4.5. iVEST™ File does not only check for the filename but 
        take the file path into consideration also. Hence 
        2 similar files with the same file names but located 
        in different directories can be selected at one time. 
  4.6. During iVEST™ File installation/ uninstallation, 
        iVEST™ Gate & iProxy will be terminated 
        automatically if it's still running

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5.0. Known Problems in iVEST™ File 3.1. 

  5.1. Using Windows Explorer to sign and encrypt several 
        files at one time may cause this error message 
        "C:\Program Files\MIMOS\iVEST File\ivf.exe: 
        Access to specified device, path, or files is denied" 
        to prompt up. The numbers of files limit may vary, 
        depending on the OS and machine specification. 
        WORKAROUND: Use iVEST™ File Windows method instead.

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6.0. Third Party Problems related to iVEST™ File 3.1. 

  6.1. When right-click file to sign/encrypt at Windows
        Explorer, if iVEST File is not listed in the menu, 
        it's required to install vcredist.exe by Microsoft.
        Applicable for Windows 98 and NT 4.0 systems only.
        For advance information, please refer to:
	Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 259403
  6.2. Error message "Your memory is too low ... " prompted
        by the Windows system during encryption or 
        decryption means the system is insufficient of RAM.
  6.3. ivf.ocx failed to unregistered during uninstallation 
        on Windows ME only. Just click OK and finish the 
        uninstallation. Only applicable if uninstall after 
        performing installation without reboot.


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