Posted: 4/14/2009 11:49:00 AM EDT
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Looking for a simplified security solution for an external hard drive.
I have a lot of personal info on the drive, I do keep backup copies on DVD's, but the hard disk is the main storage for this information. I'm not sure how to configure TrueCrypt to do what I want: Plug in the hard drive, autorun begins and mounts/prompts for the password. Once the correct password is entered, the drive then becomes accessible. This can be done using a TrueCrypt container, but it's not practical to have a 100 +/- gig "container/file". If there's a way to setup TrueCrypt to work this way using any of its features? If not: It appears that LockNGo will do what I want, but I can not find many reviews on it. It will "lock" the partition and also has the ability to encrypt it..... Any ideas? |
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How can I set it up to automatically mount and prompt for a password? Set up an autorun.inf file on the "clear" partition, telling the system what to mount. I could post mine but it wouldn't be much help. Just google "truecrypt autorun.inf" and you should quickly find the same instructions I did. |
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Here's what I have for the autorun on the USB drive using a container:
Batch file: @echo off @Mode Con: Cols=20 Lines=1 @cd\ @\Truecrypt\TrueCrypt.exe /q background /lQ /e /m rm /v "f:\My Files\My File.chv" Autorun: [autorun] label=USB Drive whatever.ico open=autorun.bat Action=Open shell\menu\command=autorun.bat shell\menu=&TrueCrypt Shell=runit The above works perfectly. I'm assuming I can change this to work with a partition instead of a container file? |