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Re: USB sticks on pubic computers security


From: Lars <sunberg () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:01:24 +0200

Thanks for the answer..

I am already using encryption on it. But what if I need a way to read
the encryption content on an unsecure computer? Without it being
copied. What I think im looking for is a way to lock a file for
reading. Or deny all reading exept an text editor on the memory stick
or something..

Thanks
 Lars

On 10/19/06, Justin Lintz <jlintz () gmail com> wrote:
Well if you have any information that is sensitive on your USB thumbdrive
you should be using some type of encryption on the information so if you do
plug into a machine that will just suck the files off your USB drive, they
will just be encrypted and useless to them.

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- Justin Lintz

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