Password protected

[Red Hat]

Hi All,

Can someone tell me if it possible to protect the information on a CD like on some memory sticks? Is there software that has this function?

Thank you!


RH.

 

[bwana]

You could encrypt it with something like http://www.truecrypt.org/

 

[bekdik]

Or even use pw protected zip file

 

[lexor]

Try : http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Lockdown/Steganos-Safe.shtml
or
http://www.invisiblesecrets.com/

 

[Biggie]

www.ashampoo.com
Magical Security 2007

You burn your cd/dvd from it.

 

[ic]

Or even use pw protected zip file

Relatively easy to crack with brute force, better to encrypt the data inside the zip file(s) prior to zipping, and optionally password protect the zip file as well.

 

[bekdik]

Relatively easy to crack with brute force, better to encrypt the data inside the zip file(s) prior to zipping, and optionally password protect the zip file as well.

True, I guess it depends on the level of security required. Zip will be OK as a deterrent for the less sophisticated cracker.

What about PGP?

 

[BrianB]

You could encrypt it with something like http://www.truecrypt.org/

Truecrypt works well and is easy to use.

 

[The_Techie]

Would take a while to brute force a 63 character randomly generated password

But take a look at TrueCrypt

 

[Gnome]

If you don't want to pay anything you can use 7-Zip and enable the encryption option, it uses 256-bit Rijndael AES cipher, and it salts the password, that is the same encryption that the NSA uses for top secret rated documents (only the use 192-bit cypher), and not withstanding Rijndael is yet to be broken and you're files will be smaller as well

EDIT: Ok nevermind TrueCrypt does the same, quite a kick ass application, and open source!

 

[blue-eye-boy]

What if I just want to password protect or encypt only one or more folders on my harddrive, or external drive?

 

[The_Techie]

TrueCrypt can do that as well (if I recall correctly)

 

[Fudzy]

Lockngo is a great little app for Flash drives. Don't need to install software on other machines.

 

[The_Techie]

Isn't TrueCrypt a portable application as well?

 

[Browser]

Relatively easy to crack with brute force, better to encrypt the data inside the zip file(s) prior to zipping, and optionally password protect the zip file as well.

Perhaps if you have an entire bot-net at your disposal or world ranking super computer, otherwise it could take many years depending on the password. Also a brute force attack can be used on anything that requires a password or "key".

For example using WinRAR will be fine, create an achive and select "Store" for the compression method then on the Advanced tab click "Set Password" and check "Encrypt file names". Then type in a strong password, the longer you make it the better, also use different kinds of characters, like Uppercase and Lowercase, Symbols and numbers.

Eg; Qq2@ but much longer.


Edit, if you want to hide the data, thats another matter, I'm presuming you don't mind.

 

[Gnome]

Perhaps if you have an entire bot-net at your disposal or world ranking super computer, otherwise it could take many years depending on the password. Also a brute force attack can be used on anything that requires a password or "key".

The standard Zip password protection is seriously flawed, brute force attacks aren't the only way, I'd seriously stay away from it!

 

[texo]

Another vote for truecrypt -- fast and easy to use.

 

[Browser]

Well how about anyone showing me what's in this little file.

http://rapidshare.com/files/60336774/File.rar.html

or

www.mytempdir.com/2033693

 

[ld13]

Well how about anyone showing me what's in this little file..

Give me a few decades

 

[The_Techie]

Rapidshare...