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Other Encrypt USB Flash Drive

Discussion in 'Software' started by longweight, 4 Dec 2013.

  1. longweight

    longweight Possibly Longbeard.

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    Hi all, I'd like to encrypt the USB drive that I use for my university work, not to a really high level but just to stop people copying my files in the labs etc. Can anyone recommend anything? Preferably free but I don't mind paying a bit for something that works really well. Oh and it is a 16Gb drive.
     
  2. littlepuppi

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    Can you afford an ironkey?
     
  3. longweight

    longweight Possibly Longbeard.

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    Jesus they are expensive!
     
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  5. theshadow2001

    theshadow2001 [DELETE] means [DELETE]

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    Use true crypt.

    Put a a true-crypt file on the usb key which takes up most of the space. Leave a little bit so you can have a portable version of true crypt. Plug in the key, run true-crypt, mount the file put in your password bobs your uncle.

    This may work better if you partition the drive. A small partition for true-crypt portable and an encrypted partition for your data.

    Its all free.
     
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    Can you access the drive without administrator rights?
     
  8. IvanIvanovich

    IvanIvanovich будет глотать вашу душу.

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    Can't think of any software solutions that don't require admin to function properly (or at all). I would assume you won't have such privilege on lab computers?
     
  9. longweight

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    Sadly not:(
     
  10. theshadow2001

    theshadow2001 [DELETE] means [DELETE]

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    I'm not sure is the short answer. The portable edition triggers UAC when you run it. But you can throw it on a usb key and try to run it the next time you are in college (I'm assuming you are using university supplied computers) Just try and run the portable edition, you wouldn't have to go through the hassle of actually encrypting partitioning etc. to test if it runs or not.

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    http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/non-admin-users

    What about doing something like creating a hidden folder so people won't know its there?
     
  11. longweight

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    Ok I will have a go, thank you :)
     
  12. IvanIvanovich

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    Needs a driver installed to access virtual disk device... which needs admin at least one time.
    There are a bunch of other hardware based encryption besides iron key... I think imation secure+ are probably the cheapest.
     
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    Seems about how much the cheaper imation I mentioned last time are here with good old $=£ conversion.
     
  15. longweight

    longweight Possibly Longbeard.

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    It does but I couldn't find that one from a decent source in the UK.

    Thanks for the help!
     
  16. IvanIvanovich

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    Hehe... I could have mailed you one from USA... even more saving buying things in devalued dollars.
     
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  18. longweight

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    I only have a home license.
     
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    whats wrong with bitlocker to go?
     

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