Re: Lightweight portable encryption

[l00t3r <l00t3r () gmail com>]

Truecrypt has been the only thing I've used for the past 6 months. 
I've been fairly impressed with the easy of use and the flexability of
the program.  I think you've made a wise decision :P

Ryan

On 5/5/06, Michael Russell <mr_b15h0p () hotmail com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm looking for opinions on a light-weight, portable encryption program.
>   What I mean by that is something that has the following characteristics:
> * The program should be small enough to fit on (and run off of) a USB
> flash-drive.
> * I want to be able to encrypt 1 or more files with a reasonably strong
> algorithm.
> * I should be able to take the encrypted files/volume to another
> computer and open the files with only the program and passphrase (ie,
> the volume isn't limited to use on the system that it was created on).
> * Needs to be able to work at least on Windows 2000/XP (OS X/Linux would
> be nice as well, but not really necessary for me at this point).
>
> I carry my USB flash-drive with me quite often, and am terribly
> concerned about leaving it in a computer somewhere or having it stolen.
>   While I don't keep top-secret documents on it, I do often have client
> files that, while not damaging, could be embarrassing to lose.
>
> I've started using TrueCrypt (www.truecrypt.org), and it seems to work
> well.  I can run it from my flash drive, copy the encrypted volumes
> between computers, etc.  However, I would appreciate opinions from other
> people - opinions on TrueCrypt, or other programs with similar features
> that they have had good/bad experiences with.
>
> Many thanks,
> Michael