I am looking for an easy way to encrypt a usb drive for use on two different linux computers. The main computer is my Mint Dell Inspiron 1525 notebook and the secondary is my Dell mini 9 netbook. I've tried using Truecrypt which encrypts nicely, but the "traveler" part of the software which allows my netbook to read the encrypted usb doesn't work with linux. I don't want to load Truecrypt onto my netbook because, well, it's a netbook and only has an 8gb hd.
I need to have the drive encrypted as there's sensitive information that I don't want seen.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
encrypt usb drive
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- grimdestripador
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Re: encrypt usb drive
truecrypt is what you want. It is less than a meg.
Use encrypted partitions, I don't know what you mean with traveler. Just devote some free space and encrypt it.
Use encrypted partitions, I don't know what you mean with traveler. Just devote some free space and encrypt it.
Re: encrypt usb drive
That's what I did and it's working fine. Thanks.
The "traveler" part of truecrypt only works with Windows. you can leave space on the usb drive and install a traveler from truecrypt that will allow the thumbdrive to be opened on any computer, with the proper password of course.
Thanks,
The "traveler" part of truecrypt only works with Windows. you can leave space on the usb drive and install a traveler from truecrypt that will allow the thumbdrive to be opened on any computer, with the proper password of course.
Thanks,
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Re: encrypt usb drive
On a windows computer with autorun enabled and some administrative privileges. I wonder if you compile truecrypt youself on LinuxMint, can't one just run the execuitable without installing. Hmm. I could imagine a commandline loopback translator for encrypted files.donlinux wrote:opened on any computer