I usually use TrueCrypt whenever I want to encrypt something on a
pendrive, but the problem is that you need to have TrueCrypt installed
on any computer that you want to access the encrypted files on.

Does anyone know of a free portable encryption solution?

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Razi

On 3/28/08, Shreyas Zare <shreyas (at) technitium (dot) com [email concealed]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have seen some articles that crack the security mechanisms on pen
> drives and even on hard drives of some manufacturers. Sometimes the
> encryption the manufacturer talks about is just XOR and is just
> useless. Also, some dont encrypt data at all, they just rely on some
> locking mechanism to restrict access. It is always best to use
> software like TrueCrypt instead of relying on some manufacturer's non
> standard security mechanisms. And even if you want to use some pen
> drive with such security, research before relying on it.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Lovena J Reddi <lovenareddi (at) intnet (dot) mu [email concealed]> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I need an encryption software to encrypt data on pen drive. Kindly note
> > that the a password is needed as soon as the pendrive is connected to a
> > machine.
> >
> > Is there a free software available. Where I can put password, reset it as
> > well as if user forget password admin can decrypt it to access data.
> >
> > Kindly advise.
> >
> > Regards
> > Lovena
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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