USB

[redbird]

when you load files on the usb stick can you make the files password protected?
If so how

[Helpmeh]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Truecrypt&l=1

[Sn3akyP3t3]

I love that LMGTFY!  Nice!

[mr-bisquit]

No.
If you are using a Windows OS and I am using FreeBSD or a Linux distribution, I can read the usb key, read what you thought you had erased, and make it to where you won't be able to read it.

[BC_Programmer]

No.
If you are using a Windows OS and I am using FreeBSD or a Linux distribution, I can read the usb key, read what you thought you had erased, and make it to where you won't be able to read it.

Who said he was going to erase the files? And you can reformat a USB key even if it is protected by truecrypt, regardless of OS. You cannot decrypt the encrypted data without the proper key, the algorithm used, etc. So while you can erase the key and make it unreadable, you cannot view the data.

[mr-bisquit]

What will protect the key from being mounted and read by testdisk much less brute force attacks?
The key isn't hidden. It can be cracked.

[BC_Programmer]

What will protect the key from being mounted and read by testdisk much less brute force attacks?
The key isn't hidden. It can be cracked.

Of course it can be cracked. your previous post suggests that it wouldn't take about a week running on a Cray to crack AES encryption.

Supercomputers Don't run FreeBSD. Obviously you've been told otherwise. Also, I doubt you have a supercomputer.

Also, I'd imagine that somebody would notice their encrypted drive missing for a week. Of course, with a "typical" 2.33Ghz Quad core, it might be a few months.

[mr-bisquit]

The magic of dd, a netbook, and some patience.


You can keep this up all you want, it's entertaining.
Point blank: Don't trust important data to any encryption software.

[BC_Programmer]

Point blank: Don't trust important data to any encryption software.

I can agree to that