USB Pen Drive encryption

[MarkW7]

Hey all!

I've just got a new 16gb pen drive [Woo] and i'll be keeping alot of important files on there and if i was to lose it - they could all be taken, so i was looking for some sort of encryption but i don't really know what.

I was thinking when you plug the usb in it prompts you with a password box and without the correct one you couldn't do anything?

Have you have any experience of this in the past?

Thanks.

:worship:

 

[nathan]

Hey all!

I've just got a new 16gb pen drive [Woo] and i'll be keeping alot of important files on there and if i was to lose it - they could all be taken, so i was looking for some sort of encryption but i don't really know what.

I was thinking when you plug the usb in it prompts you with a password box and without the correct one you couldn't do anything?

Have you have any experience of this in the past?

Thanks.

:worship:

http://www.truecrypt.org/

 

[monkey7]

Dang, beat me to it Great program right there, but don't try de/encrypting while on laptop battery

 

[MarkW7]

You need Admin privilages to run truecrypt and i'll be using it at school on limited account.

 

[monkey7]

Going to be harder then. FreeOFTE is an option, but I found it hard to set up compared to truecrypt so never really used it.

 

[MarkW7]

Only for Windows?

 

[monkey7]

Sure looks like it. Let me guess; school uses linux? -.-

 

[MarkW7]

Yep.

 

[mrapoc]

I too want a alternative to truecrypt that can be ran without admin rights...damn annoying I really like that program but it needs admin rights/the program to be preinstalled

 

[MarkW7]

Yep, it's a bummer isn't it.

It's open source so maybe someone could edit it?

 

[PeterStoba]

A school using linux? wtf

 

[nathan]

A school using linux? wtf

theres a fair few schools doing it, the government is pushing for more to use it aswel.

 

[PeterStoba]

Yeah, cos when the kids who are used to using linux in school, go into a job using windows, they are going to know what to do aren't they? :huh:

 

[zak4994]

Yeah, cos when the kids who are used to using linux in school, go into a job using windows, they are going to know what to do aren't they? :huh:

Very true. But the thing is is that, if my school starts using Linux over Windows XP then even I would be completely gobsmacked. Would rather stick with Windows so I know where I can exploit it.

 

[mrapoc]

haha.

its a good thing tho, make microsoft a lot less exclusive, better security on linux and they can spend elsewhere (better hardware for example) instead of having to buy windows licenses

i would rather be a pro at linux than at windows - linux is where servers etc. is at

 

[MarkW7]

Linux in school is amazing and very helpful as all home pcs come with the windows standard.

So you get the best of both worlds and im with mrapoc here; i'd much rather be a Linux pro rather than Windows