[access-uk] Re: TrueCrypt. Was Hide/Encrypt Drives?
- From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:54:10 -0000
Hi Amro.
I'm very glad I asked this before I went and encrypted my drives!
I too had read through the manual and saw nothing regarding this.
My data is mostly digital media that I didn't want technicians helping their
greedy little hands too.
I think this is a very nice program though.
let me suggest to anyone who wants on the fly encryption/decryption to check
out Dekart Private Disk Multi-Factor.
I have it running on my pen drive where I store confidential documents and
it's wonderful.
No need to install software on your local machine.
Although for true privacy in portibility bio-metric is the way to go.
Thanks again Amro.
Barry
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 2:05 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: TrueCrypt. Was Hide/Encrypt Drives?
Hi again Barry,
Please find below a couple of answers copied from the FAQ page (As I
thought, the answer is no).
"Q: How do I decrypt a TrueCrypt volume permanently?
A: Please note that TrueCrypt does not support in-place decryption. If you
no longer wish to use TrueCrypt, please follow these steps:
List of 4 items (contains 1 nested list)
1. Mount the TrueCrypt volume.
2. Move all files from the TrueCrypt volume to any location outside the
TrueCrypt volume (note that the files will be decrypted on-the-fly).
3. Dismount the TrueCrypt volume.
4. If the TrueCrypt volume is file-hosted, delete it (the container) just
like you delete any other file.
If the volume is partition-hosted, right-click the drive letter of the
partition in the 'My Computer' window and select Format (to open the 'My
Computer'
window, click the 'My Computer' icon in the Start Menu or double-click it on
your desktop). The Format window should appear. WARNING: Before you
continue,
make sure you have selected the correct drive letter. In the Format window,
click Start. This will format the partition and it will no longer be
required
to mount it with TrueCrypt to be able to save or load files to/from the
partition.
If the volume is device-hosted (i.e., there are no partitions on the device,
and the device is entirely encrypted), in addition to the steps 1-3, do the
following:
List of 4 items nesting level 1
A. Right-click the 'My Computer' icon on your desktop, or in the Start Menu,
and select Manage. The 'Computer Management' window should appear.
B. From the list on the left, select 'Disk Management' (within the Storage
sub-tree).
C. Right-click the area representing the storage space of the encrypted
device and select either Format (if it is an unpartitionable removable
medium, such
as a USB flash drive) or New Partition (if it is a partitionable medium).
D. Depending on what you selected in the previous step, either follow the
instructions provided by the "New Partition Wizard" or click OK in the
Format
window."
"Q: Can I resize a TrueCrypt partition?
A: Unfortunately, TrueCrypt does not support this. Resizing a TrueCrypt
partition using a program such as PartitionMagic will, in most cases,
corrupt its
contents."
"Q: Can I encrypt a partition without losing the data currently stored on
it?
A: No, TrueCrypt does not allow this, and we do not plan to implement such
feature either (there are several reasons for our decision and most of them
are
security-related)."
HTH,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 1:12 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: Hide/Encrypt Drives?
> Yeah, Barry, scary how powerful this prog is! Good question, I skimmed
> through the manual but couldn't come up with an answer. I've come across
> this warning about when creating an encrypted device though.
>
> "Warning: When encrypting entire hard drive partition/device, i.e.,
> formatting it as a TrueCrypt
> volume, all data stored on the partition/device will be lost!"
>
> I'd ask the developers themselves cause what you're asking is a good
> question, and as well, if you indeed can permanently decrypt a device as
> it
> were, would you lose the data that is stored on that device? I'll try to
> investigate further, but if you find an answer I'd appreciate it if you
> drop
> us a line with your findings.
>
> Cheers,
> Amro
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 8:25 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: Hide/Encrypt Drives?
>
>
>> hi Amro.
>>
>> This is a very very powrful encryption program.
>>
>> Quite scary how complex it is.
>>
>> I've been reading the manual and I'm very impressed.
>>
>> If I where to encrypt an entire device can i then remove the encryption
>> from
>> that device? I.E. Not just decrypt it but remove it from having to be
>> mounted in future?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Barry
>> Ôà
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 10:53 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: Hide/Encrypt Drives?
>>
>>
>> Hi Barry,
>>
>> TrueCrypt from
>>
>> http://www.truecrypt.org/
>>
>> is an awesome program that lets you encrypt devices as well as
>> partitions.
>> I
>> dumped a program that I already paid for to use this excellent open
>> source
>> tool! I first heard about it in an audio review, I think it was on Blind
>> Cool Tech.
>>
>> Hope you like it.
>>
>> Amro
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 11:47 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Fw: Hide/Encrypt Drives?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Ôà
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 11:43 PM
>>> Subject: Hide/Encrypt Drives?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all.
>>>>
>>>> My systems being returned to base over the weekend.
>>>> I want to deny access to three data drives int he system to the
>>>> manufacturer.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone suggest software to do this?
>>>>
>>>> using an encryption software that requires you to create a virtual
>>>> partiton is not an option because I'd need to create enough free space
>>>> to
>>>> move all the data into this secure area.
>>>>
>>>> I guess what I'm looking is a solution that will password protect the
>>>> drives.
>>>>
>>>> Is anyone using this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Barry
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