*** TSCR - Help ***
*** Contents ***
1. About TSCR
2. Basic operating logic
2.1 Key and active key
2.1.1 Temporary key
2.2 Encryption profiles
2.3 .tscr files
2.4 General operating principle
3. Quick start
3.1 Encrypting and decrypting text
3.2 Encrypting and decrypting files
3.3 Quick work with Secret Vault
3.4 Quick work with Secret Generator
3.5 Quick purchase and license activation
3.6 Quick TSCR-AI & new language
4. Tabs and main functional areas
4.1 Text
4.2 Files
4.3 Secret Vault
4.3.1 Secret Vault import and export
4.3.2 Secret Generator / SV-Generator
4.4 Key
4.5 Multi-TSCR
4.6 Logs
4.7 SysInfo
4.8 License
4.9 Language
4.10 Help
4.11 About
5. Menu and quick options
6. Safe-use recommendations
7. Quick help / FAQ
8. TSCR contact
*** 1. About TSCR ***
TSCR - Top Secret Chrono Crypt
Chrono-Entropic Encryption Engine
Premium Data & Secrets Protection Tool
TSCR is a multi-platform data protection and encryption system, developed from the original TimeCRYPT project line into a Premium Data & Secrets Protection Tool intended for users who seek not merely declarative encryption, but real, serious, and substantial protection of their data.
TSCR brings together local encryption, text and file protection, Secret Vault, Secret Generator, a multilingual interface, licensing workflow, system information, and related security functionality into one practical environment.
In that way, TSCR represents a usable hybrid between an advanced data-protection tool and a personal secret/password management system.
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*** 2. Basic operating logic ***
* 2.1 Key and active key *
The key is one of the most important elements of the TSCR system. Without the correct key, you practically cannot successfully decrypt your encrypted data.
The TSCR key is designed for a maximum length of 64 characters, that is up to 512 bits, which enables a very high level of practical protection when a strong and carefully protected key is used.
By default, the main/master key defined in the 🔑 Key tab is used. This key is the main working key of the application and should be protected with special care.
The active key is masked with asterisks in the status line at the bottom of the application. By clicking and holding that field, you can temporarily see its actual value.
* 2.1.1 Temporary key *
The temporary key is a separate working key that can be used instead of the main/master key for selected operations.
Its purpose is to enable separate working scenarios, for example encrypted communication with another person or work on a separate set of data, without changing the application's main key.
It is recommended to use the main key only for your personal data and files, and to use a separately agreed temporary key for exchange with other people.
* 2.2 Encryption profiles *
TSCR supports multiple encryption profiles, depending on the type of data, desired protection level, and practical needs.
• TSCR mode – a balanced native chrono-entropic profile for everyday use. It is universal and practical for smaller and medium text/data workloads.
• TOP SECRET mode - a PARANOID-LEVEL security profile that uses a multiple (x256 !!) expanded encryption set. It is intended for scenarios where protection has priority over speed and output size. As expected, it is the slowest, but for short texts it can have very favorable overhead.
• TSCR AES mode – a TSCR-customized AES-integrated profile for efficient work with larger data volumes and larger files. Before the AES layer, data is additionally prepared, processed, pre-encrypted, and hashed through the TSCR workflow, so it cannot be practically decrypted by a classic AES procedure alone without the TSCR AES decryptor.
* 2.3 .tscr files *
TSCR uses its own .tscr format for encrypted files and certain local application storage data.
When decrypting files, TSCR automatically recognizes the appropriate working profile, so the user does not have to manually know which profile was previously used to encrypt the file.
* 2.4 General operating principle *
The basic operating logic in TSCR is simple:
1. choose the appropriate tab or menu item
2. enter text, select a file, or select a record
3. check which key and profile you are using
4. perform the desired operation
5. monitor the result and status in the tab, log, and application status line
NOTE: Keep the main/master key very carefully. Without the correct key, your encrypted data practically cannot be restored to readable form.
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*** 3. Quick start ***
* 3.1 Encrypting and decrypting text *
1. Open the Text tab.
2. Enter the text you want to encrypt in the upper field.
3. Select the desired encryption profile.
4. Click ENCRYPT.
5. The encrypted result will be displayed in the lower field.
For decryption, the procedure is reversed: enter the encrypted text in the lower field and click DECRYPT.
* 3.2 Encrypting and decrypting files *
1. Open the Files tab.
2. Enter the file path or select it using the file selection button.
3. Select the encryption profile.
4. Click Encrypt file or Decrypt file.
5. Monitor the operation flow in the log area of the tab.
For larger files, TSCR AES mode is usually the most practical choice.
* 3.3 Quick work with Secret Vault *
1. Open the Vault tab.
2. Use New to add a new secret.
3. Select the secret type and fill in the required fields.
4. Save the record using Save.
5. For existing records, use search, type filtering, editing, copying, import, or export.
Secret Vault is intended for storing login data, accounts, banking data, cards, API keys, tokens, notes, and other personal secrets.
* 3.4 Quick work with Secret Generator *
Secret Generator opens through the SV-Gen button in Secret Vault or through available shortcuts and integrated workflows.
You can select the secret type, adjust parameters, generate a new value, check its estimated strength, copy it, or insert it into the appropriate Vault field when the generator is opened in insert mode.
* 3.5 Quick purchase and license activation *
1. Open the License tab.
2. Select the desired plan.
3. Start the purchase or, if you have already purchased a license and received an activation code, enter the activation code.
4. Monitor the license status in the tab, status line, and application header.
TSCR supports offline, online, and automatic activation and operation scenarios, in accordance with the available licensing workflow.
* 3.6 Quick TSCR-AI & new language *
Even with around 20 languages currently available in the selection list, your language might not be there. No problem.
1. Open the Language tab.
2. Enter the name of the language you want to use in TSCR.
3. Click Check/generate language.
4. The process is fully automated, runs in the background, and may take from several minutes upward, depending on your connection quality and current AI workload. You can follow the process in the log field if you want.
5. Continue using the application normally.
If you close the application, the process will automatically continue on the next start, complete, and notify you when finished.
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*** 4. Tabs and main functional areas ***
The current order of the main tabs is:
Text → Files → Vault → Key → Multi-TSCR → Logs → SysInfo → License → Language → Help → About
* 4.1 Text *
The Text tab is used for encrypting and decrypting text content.
The upper field is used for entering text to encrypt and displaying the decrypted result, while the lower field is used for displaying encrypted text or entering text for decryption.
The encryption profile is selected in the middle: TOP SECRET, TSCR, or TSCR AES.
Copy, paste, and clear buttons make it easier to work with text fields and the clipboard.
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* 4.2 Files *
The Files tab is used for encrypting and decrypting files.
The user selects a file, selects the encryption profile, and starts the operation. The result is saved as the appropriate .tscr file during encryption, or as a decrypted file during decryption.
The log in this tab displays the operation flow, selected mode, execution time, output path, and possible errors.
For larger files, the TSCR AES profile is recommended because it works more efficiently with larger data volumes.
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* 4.3 Secret Vault *
Trezor Tajni / Secret Vault is a secure place for storing all important user secrets.
Secrets are stored in a local vault protected by TOP SECRET TSCR encryption, so even in the case of unauthorized computer access or theft of the vault file, an attacker does not obtain usable data, and your secrets remain only your secrets.
The Vault enables structured storage and management of different types of sensitive data:
• Login – username, password, e-mail, URL, and note
• Account – broader account-related data
• Bank – bank account, IBAN, SWIFT, bank, and related data
• Card – payment cards, holder, number, expiry date, CVV, and PIN
• API Key – API keys, tokens, and technical secrets
• Note – secure notes
• My Secret – personal secrets for special purposes
• Other – mixed and specific records
The left side of the Vault is used for filtering, search, and record overview, while the right side is used for viewing and editing the details of the selected record.
Main actions include:
• New – add a new secret
• Edit – edit the selected record
• Delete – delete the selected record
• Copy – copy a record or value according to the active logic
• Refresh – reload the view
• SV-Gen – open Secret Generator
• Import – import secrets from a file
• Export – export the vault or its data
The Online Vault option represents a prepared concept for server/database-based storage of secrets. When it is available and active, data in the database should be stored in encrypted form, preserving the core TSCR principle: the secret must not be available in an untrusted environment.
* 4.3.1 Secret Vault import and export *
Import is used to transfer secrets from an external file or from a previously exported TSCR vault.
The import workflow includes:
1. file selection
2. format autodetection or manual format selection
3. preview of items to import
4. data validation
5. import confirmation
Export is used for migration, backup, or transferring secrets into another context. Before export, carefully check the format and output path of the export file.
IMPORTANT: If export produces an unencrypted JSON/CSV file, treat that file as highly sensitive. After migration or use, it is recommended to encrypt it or delete it.
* 4.3.2 Secret Generator / SV-Generator *
Secret Generator / SV-Generator is an integrated tool specialized for easy generation, estimation, and security-level checking of different types of secrets.
It can be used standalone or directly from the Secret Vault workflow, where the generated value can be inserted into the appropriate Vault field.
The generator supports multiple controlled output types:
• Passwords
• Passphrase values – dictionary-based, with localized and multilingual support, including LangMIX mode for combining words from multiple languages
• PIN codes
• Tokens
• API keys
• UUID values
• Usernames
• WiFi passwords
• Test cards
• Short secure phrases
TSCR Estimator displays an estimate of secret strength, entropy, and approximate crack time for a generated or manually entered value. The estimate is informative and heuristic, but useful for practical orientation.
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* 4.4 Key *
The Key tab is used for working with keys, login password, and basic application settings.
In this tab, the user can:
• view the active/old key
• set a new main/master key
• enable or disable login at application startup
• change the login password
• check the user ID
• set the username and e-mail
• enable a temporary key
* 4.4.1 Settings, login, and keys *
The application itself is protected by a credentials and login system. It is recommended to keep login at startup enabled, because it preserves the basic security concept of the application.
The main/master key is the primary key for protecting your data. The temporary key is an additional working key for separate scenarios, exchange, or special operations.
The user e-mail is important for licensing, activation, support, and possible user procedures.
NOTE: Change the key carefully. Data encrypted with one key cannot be correctly decrypted with another key.
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* 4.5 Multi-TSCR *
The Multi-TSCR tab is used for multiple encryption of the same text.
The user enters text, selects the desired number of encryptions and the encryption profile, and the application generates multiple independent encrypted versions of the same input.
This tab is useful for specific scenarios, testing, demonstrating output differences, and experimenting with TSCR profiles.
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* 4.6 Logs *
The Logs tab displays activities, events, and important application messages.
The log is useful for checking operation flow, diagnosing problems, reviewing operations, and understanding what happened during encryption, decryption, import/export operations, language work, or other functionality.
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* 4.7 SysInfo *
The SysInfo tab displays extended system and diagnostic information.
It includes system, hardware, network, and user information, with additional blocks for meteo bulletin, AIR-Quality & allergens data, and GEO information when available.
This tab is primarily informational and diagnostic. It can help analyze the environment in which the application runs, check the system, network, resources, and related information.
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* 4.8 License *
The License tab is used for plan selection, purchase, status overview, and license activation.
In it, the user can see available plans, price, purchase ID, current license status, active plan, expiry date, and user ID.
TSCR supports a hybrid licensing system with offline, online, and automatic activation and operation scenarios, in accordance with the available licensing flow and selected plan.
* 4.8.1 License, purchase, and activation *
Basic licensing workflow:
1. select a plan
2. check the price and purchase ID
3. start the purchase or enter the license code you received
4. activate the license
5. check license status in the tab and application header
In case of an expired or invalid license, the application may restrict available functionality until the license is renewed or reactivated.
NOTE: License status is important for the availability of application functions. Keep the purchase ID and activation code until the process is complete.
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* 4.9 Language *
The Language tab is used for selecting the active interface language, checking available languages, and starting the TSCR-AI workflow for adding a new language.
In this tab, the user can:
• select one of the available languages from the list
• confirm the interface language change
• enter the name of a language that is not yet available in the application
• start checking or automatic generation of a new language
• follow AI process status, checkpoint/resume flow, and generation log
• receive a new passphrase dictionary for the generated language when that option is available
To change an existing language, select the desired language from the list and click the confirmation button. The application then applies the new language to GUI texts, menus, statuses, tooltips, Help/About documentation, and other supported interface elements.
To add a new language, enter the language name in the AI field and click Check/generate language. You can enter the language name in Serbian, English, or in the target language itself, or use a standard language code, for example sv, ko, pt-BR, and similar.
If the language is already available, the application may offer selection or activation of the existing language. If the language is not available, TSCR-AI starts the process of generating the requested language and the corresponding passphrase dictionary.
The TSCR-AI process is fully automated and requires no further user involvement, while all application functions, except starting another new language generation process, remain available as before.
You can follow the generation flow through the log and status display. The process may take from several minutes upward, depending on the internet connection, AI provider availability, language object size, and current service load.
If the application is closed, TSCR uses checkpoint/resume logic, and starting the application again allows the process to continue. When the process is complete, the user receives a notification and can use the newly generated application language.
AI-generated languages are practically usable, but they should be treated as AI-generated drafts until they are reviewed by a human.
TSCR appreciates any help, suggestions, and corrections that can contribute to better syntactic, semantic, and stylistic optimization of existing or newly generated TSCR interface languages.
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* 4.10 Help *
The Help tab displays this user guide, basic concepts, tab descriptions, safe-use recommendations, and quick help for typical situations.
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* 4.11 About *
The About tab displays a representative product description, TSCR identity, main features, author information, and license information.
About is the presentation part of the application and helps the user quickly understand what TSCR is, why it exists, and which key capabilities it brings together.
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*** 5. Menu and quick options ***
The main menu at the top of the application provides quick access to the most important functionality.
The Options menu leads to the main working areas: text, files, Secret Vault, Secret Generator, key change, Multi-TSCR, logs, and system information.
Separate menu items lead to license, language selection, Help, and About.
Keyboard shortcuts may also be available for faster work (Alt + underlined_letter_in_control_name), or, for example, Alt+G from any part of the application for Secret Generator in appropriate workflows.
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*** 6. Safe-use recommendations ***
• Do not disable login at application startup without a clear reason.
• Keep the main/master key especially carefully. Without it, you will not be able to decrypt data that depends on that key.
• Do not use the same key for every situation. For exchange with other people, use an agreed temporary key.
• You can store the main key, temporary keys, and important license data in Secret Vault.
• For especially sensitive data, use the profile that matches the desired protection level.
• For larger files, consider using TSCR AES mode.
• Use Secret Vault as a central place for storing passwords, API keys, tokens, banking data, cards, and other important secrets.
• Export the Vault only when there is a real need. Delete or additionally protect unprotected export files as soon as you finish migration or transfer.
• If you use Online Vault when it becomes available, keep in mind that the TSCR principle remains the same: secrets should be stored in encrypted form so that they are not available in an untrusted environment.
• Regularly check license status, because an expired or invalid state may restrict the availability of functionality.
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*** 7. Quick help / FAQ ***
What is TSCR?
TSCR is a multi-platform system for data protection, encryption, secret management, and secure value generation.
Which encryption mode should I use?
For everyday work, TSCR mode is usually the most practical. For scenarios with higher protection requirements, use TOP SECRET. For larger files, TSCR AES is usually the most practical.
What is a temporary key?
A temporary key is a separate working key that you can use instead of the main key for separate scenarios, exchange, or special operations.
What is Secret Vault?
Secret Vault is a local encrypted vault for storing passwords, accounts, cards, banking data, API keys, tokens, notes, and other personal secrets.
What does Secret Generator do?
Secret Generator creates passwords, passphrase values, PIN codes, tokens, API keys, UUID values, WiFi passwords, usernames, test cards, and short secure phrases, with strength estimation.
What is LangMIX?
LangMIX is a passphrase generator mode that enables combining words from multiple language dictionaries for more diverse and practical passphrase values.
Is Vault export safe?
Export can be useful for migration and backup, but an unencrypted export file should be treated as sensitive data. After use, delete it or protect it additionally.
What should I do if I forget the key?
Without the correct key, TSCR practically cannot decrypt data protected by that key. Therefore, write down and store the key carefully, preferably also in Secret Vault.
How do I change the application language?
Open the Language tab, select the desired language, and confirm the selection. If AI functionality is available, you can also start generating a new language.
Is new application language generation charged additionally?
No — TSCR provides this functionality for free for all license plans.
Where can I see the application status?
You can monitor status in the status line, the corresponding tab, and the Logs tab.
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*** 8. TSCR contact ***
email: time.crypt.secret@gmail.com
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