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USB password protection

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wand3r3r

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Does anyone know a relatively easy way to password protect a USB stick completely? Encryption etc. would be great, but at least a simple password to prevent 90% of people from getting in unless they are extremely determined would be great.
 
Presumably with option 2? Have you used it this way?

How can I use TrueCrypt on a USB flash drive?

You have two options:

Encrypt the entire USB flash drive. However, you will not be able run TrueCrypt from the USB flash drive.
Note: Windows does not support multiple partitions on USB flash drives.

Create a TrueCrypt file container on the USB flash drive (for information on how to do so, see the chapter Beginner's Tutorial, in the TrueCrypt User Guide). If you leave enough space on the USB flash drive (choose an appropriate size for the TrueCrypt container), you will also be able to store TrueCrypt on the USB flash drive (along with the container – not in the container) and you will be able to run TrueCrypt from the USB flash drive (see also the chapter Portable Mode in the TrueCrypt User Guide).


From the user guide:

TrueCrypt can run in so-called portable mode, which means that it does not have to be installed on the operating system under which it is run. However, there are two things to keep in mind:

You need administrator privileges in order to be able to run TrueCrypt in portable mode (for the reasons, see the chapter Using TrueCrypt Without Administrator Privileges).

Note: No matter what kind of software you use, as regards personal privacy in most cases, it is not safe to work with sensitive data under systems where you do not have administrator privileges, as the administrator can easily capture and copy your sensitive data, including passwords and keys.



I want to be able to access the data from any computer (linux/windows) as well as under various account privileges. This appears either not recommended or not supported.
 
I should read up a bit, I'd like to encrypt my HDD as well. I've had full disk encryption (commercial) at a previous job and I didn't notice any performance impact. If there isn't any noticeable impact I think I'll give it a try. Anyone with any experience with this?

An i7 with an SSD should be fairly quick?
 
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