password protected USB pen drive?

Doglover88

Can i buy a password protectable USB flash/pen drive anywhere? So i dont have to load a programme onto it to protect it? Not after super security, just a simple password or lock to stop it being used by others

wonka

For what you want to do, this is quite a popular tool:
http://www.truecrypt.org/

John_Gray

Some USB Flash Drives (e.g. Cruzer, I think) come with some rudimentary password software on them.

Stompa

Or there's always this sort of thing:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9149078/Review_Kingston_s_new_USB_drive_offers_public_and_encrypted_partitions

debitcardmayhem

glenbat wrote: »

Can i buy a password protectable USB flash/pen drive anywhere? So i dont have to load a programme onto it to protect it? Not after super security, just a simple password or lock to stop it being used by others

Don't lose it, or try the truecrypt post earlier .... or pay extra for hardware encryption. At the end of the day it is crackable(EVENTUALLY) if someone thinks if they should spend the time to decrypt and crack it. I personally would stick a label stating "My Bank passwords and my !!!!!!" on the front and hope that some cracker spends hours to waste working time how to it get find the aforementionend.

Lil306

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Don't lose it, or try the truecrypt post earlier .... or pay extra for hardware encryption. At the end of the day it is crackable(EVENTUALLY) if someone thinks if they should spend the time to decrypt and crack it. I personally would stick a label stating "My Bank passwords and my !!!!!!" on the front and hope that some cracker spends hours to waste working time how to it get find the aforementionend.

I'd label it
Have a text file inside saying "loser!"
and upload the video to youtube when they cry like a !!!!! after wasting 9 hrs cracking it:rotfl:

Snooze

wonka wrote: »

For what you want to do, this is quite a popular tool:
http://www.truecrypt.org/

That's only any good if the host PC has Truecrypt installed on it and you have admin rights on the host PC. You can't install Truecrypt on a USB stick.

You want something like USB Secure from newsoftwares.net. Apparently highly rated by those that use it but I can't comment on it personally as I use a pocket USB HDD which came with EasyLock already installed (does same job). USB Secure is £19.95 fyi.

kylehere123

buy an encrypted usb.. for a password type thing that you want, you'd have to install some type of software onto it.

Stompa

Snooze wrote: »

You can't install Truecrypt on a USB stick.

Yes you can, but you do still need admin rights.

http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=truecrypt-portable

Linbox

Stompa wrote: »

Yes you can, but you do still need admin rights.

http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=truecrypt-portable

Yep, it works and has done for years.

Snooze

Stompa wrote: »

Yes you can, but you do still need admin rights.

http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=truecrypt-portable

Yes you are right, I'd forgotten about the 'traveler mode'. Still pretty useless if you use PCs other than your own though.