Liable standalone folder encryption software ?

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MoiMeme

Hi all,

I am seaching a liable program to encrypt folders on my portable 2.5" USB
drive. Since it will be connected to multiple PCs I need the program to be
able to run from the drive itself, adn be liable so my data are not lost and
nobody can get to it without my consent. If possible it would be nice if it
had a feature to disconnect after some time (a s password prgrams do).

Any idea / recommendations ? ( can search web, but need recommendatiosn for
the software, and web is not allways liable)

TIA !!!

Phil
 
Thanks.

But i am looking for a program that does not need any installation: I will
use my drive on multiple PCs in my job, most of them I will not have
administrative privileges on.
So cannot install anything on the PC, and so no ability to use explorer
context menus.

So i think i need a prgram that is on the portbale drive, and can encrypt /
decrypt from there, part of the drive ( part of it does not need encryption
and will be public).

Phil
 
Hi all,

I am seaching a liable program to encrypt folders on my portable 2.5" USB
drive. Since it will be connected to multiple PCs I need the program to be
able to run from the drive itself, adn be liable so my data are not lost and
nobody can get to it without my consent. If possible it would be nice if it
had a feature to disconnect after some time (a s password prgrams do).

Any idea / recommendations ? ( can search web, but need recommendatiosn for
the software, and web is not allways liable)

TIA !!!

Phil
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A good one is TrueCrypt .
 
MoiMeme said:
I am seaching a liable program to encrypt folders on my portable 2.5" USB
drive. Since it will be connected to multiple PCs I need the program to be
able to run from the drive itself, adn be liable so my data are not lost and
nobody can get to it without my consent. If possible it would be nice if it
had a feature to disconnect after some time (a s password prgrams do).
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Liable? Perhaps you meant *re*liable?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liable
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reliable

From TrueCrypt's FAQ page (http://www.truecrypt.org/faq):

How can I use TrueCrypt on a USB flash drive?

You have two options:

1. Encrypt the entire USB flash drive. However, you will not be able
run TrueCrypt from the USB flash drive.

Note: Windows does not support multiple partitions on USB flash
drives.

2. Create a TrueCrypt file container on the USB flash drive (for
information on how to do so, see the chapter Beginner's Tutorial,
in the TrueCrypt User Guide). If you leave enough space on the USB
flash drive (choose an appropriate size for the TrueCrypt
container), you will also be able to store TrueCrypt on the USB
flash drive (along with the container ¡V not in the container) and
you will be able to run TrueCrypt from the USB flash drive (see
also the chapter Portable Mode in the TrueCrypt User Guide).

So you could create an encrypted container on the USB flash drive and
also save the Truecrypt program there so you can run it from there to
access the contents of the encrypted container.

As to timing out, yes, TrueCrypt has that option but only if you load it
and leave it running. Obviously something has to get loaded so it can
monitor when was the last access time to start measuring an idle period.
 
But i am looking for a program that does not need any installation: I will
use my drive on multiple PCs in my job, most of them I will not have
administrative privileges on.
So cannot install anything on the PC, and so no ability to use explorer
context menus.

So i think i need a prgram that is on the portbale drive, and can encrypt /
decrypt from there, part of the drive ( part of it does not need encryption
and will be public).
Click to expand...

And if you lose your portable drive and the decrypting program is ON
the drive........
 
Thanks for that info. Looks good. Will check it !
Thanks also for the comments on liable !

regards
 
MoiMeme said:
VanguardLH ...


Thanks also for the comments on liable !
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I thought it was funny because often the first thing you see in the
license for a program is that its author disclaims any liability for
what their software might do.
 
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