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Title: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: ianferns on May 30, 2015, 01:00:18 PM
ANyone has suggestions for the best softwares or ways to encrypt flash drives ? I wish to store data on it with an ecryption that not even the government agents or NSA could break into .


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: Rude Boy on May 30, 2015, 01:05:37 PM
Use bitlocker or diskcryptor with 30 characters (combintion of digits, lower case, upper case, space and special characters).
But I don't know whether a government agent or NASA could break it up or not.


~Rude Boy


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: ianferns on May 30, 2015, 02:02:29 PM
Use bitlocker or diskcryptor with 30 characters (combintion of digits, lower case, upper case, space and special characters).
But I don't know whether a government agent or NASA could break it up or not.


~Rude Boy

Yeah I have heard about Bitlocker. But not sure how much safe is it,incase someone from the security or government agencies get the data


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: paddox on May 30, 2015, 03:32:35 PM
Truecrypt was recommended by Snowden but the devs stopped working on it after he recommended it.


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: kolloh on May 30, 2015, 04:16:50 PM
Truecrypt is still great software was long as you have the version before it was made not functional.


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: Lauda on May 30, 2015, 05:31:28 PM
Use bitlocker or diskcryptor with 30 characters (combintion of digits, lower case, upper case, space and special characters).
But I don't know whether a government agent or NASA could break it up or not.


~Rude Boy
Bitlocker is a no. If one is encrypt data on a flash drive, instead of just hiding it, he/she probably has a really good reason to do so. Bitlocker is decent, and it's main problem is the integration with Windows.
http://blog.alertsec.com/2010/01/breaking-into-bitlocker/

OP I would highly recommend that you do the procedure right each time (mounting and safely demounting your flash drive).
Read: http://www.techworld.com/news/security/bitlocker-pgp-truecrypt-encryption-weakened-by-new-attack-tool-3418189/
I'm not sure if this is true or not, as you'd have to do some research yourself. Although I'd rather be safe than sorry.


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: Sambu on May 30, 2015, 06:34:58 PM
diskcryptor


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: ragi on May 31, 2015, 08:43:49 AM
What are the advantages of using such software? Genuinely asking.


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: Muhammed Zakir on May 31, 2015, 08:51:17 AM
TrueCrypt.

What are the advantages of using such software? Genuinely asking.

https://www.google.com/search?q=advantages%20of%20using%20truecrypt&rct=j


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: sandykho47bt on May 31, 2015, 10:13:49 AM
Use bitlocker or diskcryptor with 30 characters (combintion of digits, lower case, upper case, space and special characters).
But I don't know whether a government agent or NASA could break it up or not.


~Rude Boy

Yeah I have heard about Bitlocker. But not sure how much safe is it,incase someone from the security or government agencies get the data


Some people already can hack Bitlocer, it's no longer effective
Only truecrypt with strong password is the solution


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: Balls on May 31, 2015, 11:31:31 AM
What are the advantages of using such software? Genuinely asking.

Um... to encrypt your data. Some people don't want others to have access to their private shit. Maybe he wants to doubly encrypt his bitcoins as well.


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: yummyransom on August 08, 2015, 10:31:54 AM
Truecrypt was a good software.


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: Muhammed Zakir on August 08, 2015, 03:04:29 PM
Truecrypt was a good software.

Was? What happened to it now?


Title: Re: Best Software or way to Encrypt your flash drive
Post by: Lauda on August 09, 2015, 08:05:39 AM
Truecrypt was a good software.

Was? What happened to it now?
A group of researchers have done an audit but have not found any significant exploits. Everything seemed fine until thr developer took off under mysterious circumstances.
He left leaving a message saying that prople should unistall because of security exploits. However, there are a few alternatives that are good too.