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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: HeatFireFlame on February 03, 2013, 01:46 pm

Title: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: HeatFireFlame on February 03, 2013, 01:46 pm
Hi all, So a USB Stick How do i encrypt it properly? For Security reasons.
Im all good with PGP and everything else but what program would i need to encrypt the USB ?
If anyone Could help me out or send a few links my way it would be appreciated.
Thanks Hff
Title: Re: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: astor on February 03, 2013, 04:29 pm
http://www.truecrypt.org/
Title: Re: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: HeatFireFlame on February 03, 2013, 05:31 pm
Quote from: astor on February 03, 2013, 04:29 pm
http://www.truecrypt.org/

Was looking for something a bit more secure than truecrypt to be honest, sorry i didn't mention that in the OP.
haven't heard the best about true crypt and stuff.
Cheers mate
Title: Re: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: astor on February 03, 2013, 05:41 pm
What have you heard about it being insecure? It is open source, uses standard encryption algorithms, and I'm not aware of any critical bugs.
Title: Re: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: HeatFireFlame on February 03, 2013, 06:12 pm
to be honest nothing specific, Just mixed reviews and some problems with it. all hearsay it's just that with all the mixed reviews i was skeptical. Looks fine to me,  But im definitely no expert.
Thanks for your advice, Il go with it. Doubt The NSA will be the ones trying to break the drive anyway.
Title: Re: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: Xe on February 03, 2013, 06:57 pm
 
Diskcryptor then.. All my devices have been encrypted with dc..
Title: Re: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: Wadozo on February 05, 2013, 01:09 pm
Truecrypt is a very secure piece of software. It is yet to be cracked by anybody or any organization world wide and has been praised by known hackers such as Jacob Applebaum who as a hacker, believe it to be very secure and currently not able to be hacked. There is more than one way to set up a USB with Truecrypt, from Encrypting the entire USB stick or setting it up in Portable Mode.
Title: Re: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: HeatFireFlame on February 05, 2013, 03:54 pm
Quote from: Wadozo on February 05, 2013, 01:09 pm
Truecrypt is a very secure piece of software. It is yet to be cracked by anybody or any organization world wide and has been praised by known hackers such as Jacob Applebaum who as a hacker, believe it to be very secure and currently not able to be hacked. There is more than one way to set up a USB with Truecrypt, from Encrypting the entire USB stick or setting it up in Portable Mode.

what would you say was the most secure method ~?
Title: Re: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: Wadozo on February 06, 2013, 11:04 am
Quote from: HeatFireFlame on February 05, 2013, 03:54 pm
Quote from: Wadozo on February 05, 2013, 01:09 pm
Truecrypt is a very secure piece of software. It is yet to be cracked by anybody or any organization world wide and has been praised by known hackers such as Jacob Applebaum who as a hacker, believe it to be very secure and currently not able to be hacked. There is more than one way to set up a USB with Truecrypt, from Encrypting the entire USB stick or setting it up in Portable Mode.

what would you say was the most secure method ~?

Use Truecrypt and if you are Encrypting a USB stick, I would choose the option - Encrypt a non-system partition/drive - and encrypt a partition on your USB stick. Your best to read the Beginners Manual at  -   http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/  (clearnet). :)
Title: Re: How to Encrypt a USB Stick
Post by: Meatgrinder on February 06, 2013, 11:47 am
Any tools that can encode files into the block device? EnCase and FTK can't see or copy these files (and are used by LE etc as forensic tools)