Need Help Concealing/Password Protecting Data On New External HD

[zig3695]

i have a valid paid for copy of instant lock i would sell... i paid $50 for it but ill sell it for $25. i dont use it, i just use a usb key now uncrypted.

 

[blackangst1]

Originally posted by: nerp
I didn't mean to offend and I never said "kiddie porn" i simply said porn and that was a pretty tactless way of saying that hiding a volume isn't really effective at keeping it from someone who is really bent on retrieving your data. I meant to suggest that if you're serious about protecting data from prying eyes, sophisticated encrpytion should be priority one.

Wouldnt a hidden volume do this? If encrypted using AES/Twofish, how the hell could it realistically be decrypted? Assuming password strength.

 

[Modelworks]

Why not just use something like 7zip ?
Its simple, can be very fast if you set it to store for the compression option.
It will hide the contents of the file including filename.
The encryption is also very good. AES-256bit.
The same encryption used by the NSA.

 

[Nothinman]

Why not just use something like 7zip ?
Its simple, can be very fast if you set it to store for the compression option.
It will hide the contents of the file including filename.
The encryption is also very good. AES-256bit.
The same encryption used by the NSA.

Because it would be a huge PITA to have to extract files all of the time to work with them?

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: blackangst1

Originally posted by: nerp
I didn't mean to offend and I never said "kiddie porn" i simply said porn and that was a pretty tactless way of saying that hiding a volume isn't really effective at keeping it from someone who is really bent on retrieving your data. I meant to suggest that if you're serious about protecting data from prying eyes, sophisticated encrpytion should be priority one.

Wouldnt a hidden volume do this? If encrypted using AES/Twofish, how the hell could it realistically be decrypted? Assuming password strength.

I guess the point is, the encryption is what is protecting that data, if you believe law enforcment wont find a 'hidden' volume you are wrong. What then happens (at least in the US) is the court orders you to hand over the encryption keys, you refuse (knowing what they will find) so you get held instead for contempt of court.

 

[Nothinman]

Yea, you don't fight a legal battle with technical means.