Open AES File
AES files mainly belong to Packetizer's AES Crypt.
AES Crypt is a file encryption software, developed by Packetizer, and available on various operating systems.
AES Crypt uses the industry standard Advanced Encryption Standard (hence the extension AES) to easily and securely encrypt files.
The AES file format is used as the output file by the AES Crypt encryption software.
The Advanced Encryption Standard is a specification established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001.
Developed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, AES is one of the most popular algorithms that uses symmetric keys to encrypt and decrypt data.
AES Crypt software uses this algorithm to securely encrypt files using 256-bit encryption.
When any file is encrypted, it gets the same name as the original file except for the new AES extension.
The original file is kept and a copy of the encrypted file is created, since most users tend to encrypt their data in order to transfer it securely through social networks, keeping the original.
There is no problem deleting the original file as long as you have the password available at all times to decrypt it when needed.
Data can be encrypted into AES file format and decrypted again from the same format using AES Crypt software which is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux environments.
It is also possible to use the command line interface to decrypt the file.
PHP, Java, and C# developers can use dedicated libraries to encode and decode data.
All support for the various platforms is available on the official AES Crypt website.
Never try to open the file bypassing Packetizer's AES Crypt, as this may corrupt the file and make it unreadable.
Software to open and work with an AES file
