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Securing laptops, data DVDs, USB drives etc

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  • isofa
    isofa Posts: 6,091 Forumite
    edited 15 May 2009 at 9:29AM
    endure wrote: »
    Any evidence to back this up?

    Roboform has more options for encryption, but keepass Keepass uses SHA-256 hash, never been broken, it also has options to use Twofish which roboform doesn't...

    http://keepass.info/features.html#lnksec

    http://www.roboform.com/manual.html#passprotect

    Also isn't roboforms source closed? Whereas of course keepass is Open Source which leads many to the conclusion it will stand up to attacks better.
  • endure
    endure Posts: 271 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    isofa wrote: »
    Roboform has more options for encryption, but keepass Keepass uses SHA-256 hash, never been broken, it also has options to use Twofish which roboform doesn't...

    http://keepass.info/features.html#lnksec

    http://www.roboform.com/manual.html#passprotect

    Also isn't roboforms source closed? Whereas of course keepass is Open Source which leads many to the conclusion it will stand up to attacks better.

    A matter of opinion yet to be proven.
  • U4EA_2
    U4EA_2 Posts: 1,533 Forumite
    Am I correct in thinking that I can actually apply TrueCrypt to my laptop after Windows is installed in a way that will secure the entire laptop?
    "So, I've decided to take my work back underground... to stop it falling into the wrong hands..."
  • U4EA_2
    U4EA_2 Posts: 1,533 Forumite
    Can anyone help me with this?
    "So, I've decided to take my work back underground... to stop it falling into the wrong hands..."
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