Re: encrypted USB drive recommendations

[Adam Nave <nave () MACALESTER EDU>]

If the USB drive can only have an encrypted partition that means you need to
have some client software installed on the computer to read it. In that
case, you may as well use TrueCrypt and whatever USB drives you happen to
have laying around.

TrueCrypt can also use a single non-encrypted volume, but make an encrypted
container on that volume. Then you can run the executable from the
unencrypted part so you don't need to have it locally installed. It's still
only 1 partition so there should be fewer compatibility issues.

--Adam

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Youngquist, Jason R. <
jryoungquist () ccis edu> wrote:

> Does anyone have any recommendations for cost effective encrypted USB
> drives?
>
> I know the Ironkey USB drive is one of the defacto secure USB drives out
> there, but we were looking for some lower cost solutions that we might
> recommend to faculty/staff/students.
>
> Key features:
> --reasonable price
> --easy to use
> --Windows and Mac compatible.
> --USB drive must only have an encrypted partition (some USB drives have a
> non-encrypted and encrypted partition)
> --size really doesn't matter - 2-4gigs should be fine
>
>
> Thanks.
> Jason Youngquist
> Information Technology Security Engineer
> Technology Services
> Columbia College
> 1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO  65216
> (573) 875-7334
> jryoungquist () ccis edu
> http://www.ccis.edu


-- 
Adam Nave, CISSP
Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
Macalester College