v2.0.0
🎉 TimENC v2.0.0 – "speeeeeeeed!!"
🚀 Major Changes
TimENC v2.0.0 is a complete rewrite of the encryption tool, moving from Python to Rust. This release delivers significant improvements in performance, memory efficiency, and binary size.
✨ New Features
🦀 Rust-based implementation
Fully rewritten in Rust for maximum performance and memory safety.🖥️ Tauri GUI
A modern, native desktop interface featuring:Dark theme (GitHub-inspired)
Drag & drop support
Password strength indicator
Integrated keyfile generator
Progress tracking with detailed status updates
📦 Smaller binaries
~10MB compared to ~100MB in the Python version.⚡ Improved performance
Native Rust implementation eliminates Python overhead.🔒 Enhanced security
Memory-safe code with automatic zeroization of sensitive data.
🔧 Technical Improvements
ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD encryption in streaming mode (64 KiB chunks)
Argon2id key derivation with optimized parameters:
Time cost: 4
Memory: 128 MB
Parallelism: 4
Tamper-resistant headers via AAD authentication
Protection against TAR path traversal attacks
Secure memory handling with automatic wiping of sensitive data
🔄 Compatibility
Feature | Python (v1.x) | Rust (v2.x) -- | -- | -- V2 Decryption | ✅ | ✅ V3 Decryption | ✅ | ✅ V3 Encryption | ✅ | ✅ (default) Keyfile Format | 32 Bytes | 32 Bytes (compatible)📦 Platforms
Windows – .exe installer and portable version
macOS – .dmg disk image
Linux – .AppImage, .deb, and standalone binary
🛠️ Installation
Build CLI
cargo build --release
Build GUI
cargo install tauri-cli
cargo tauri build
📝 Important Notes
⚠️ Breaking Changes: None – fully backward compatible with v1.x✅ Recommended update for all users of the Python version