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Is the 7 zip encryption secure?

Asked by Ananya Pawar Mar 14, 2022 1.1K views 1 answer
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 I have a text file in which I store all my bank details. I compress and encrypt it with 7-Zip using the following parameters:

Compression parameters:

Archive format: 7z

Compression level: Ultra

Compression method: LZMA2

Dictionary size: 64 MB

Solid Block size: 4 GB

Number of CPU threads: 4

Encryption parameters:

Encryption method: AES-256

Encrypt file names: True

The password for the encryption is chosen such that it won't be found in any dictionary and is rather an almost random string (composed of 15-20 upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols). I do not store this password anywhere.

Also, the filename of the text file is kept such that no one will be able to tell that the file is related to bank details at all.

Is this secure enough, under the following scenarios?

The attacker takes full control of the system, but does not know that this particular file is of any importance to him. The attacker is in possession of the file, and is actively trying to decrypt it, knowing that it has the bank details.

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