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Encrypted Volumes for Linux and Windows?

Posted by Cliff on from the privacy-in-dual-booting dept.

share_it asks: "On my Win PC I used a lot of encryption: I had encrypted small files for personal stuff, encrypted virtual disks for programs, music, video, etc. I used PGPdisk and mounted 3 big virtual disks (for a total of 170 gigs) on startup with just one single passphrase and those 'disks' were even quite fast. I have now switched to GNU-Linux for most of my interests, but sometimes I have to use Windows and I want my data to be encrypted and accessible from both OSes The only software that I found which can mount the same encrypted disk on both platforms is BestCript, but from Linux I can't store file with long names. Is there a better way to share encrypted data between when I dual-boot?"

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  1. Safe deposit by metalhed77 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I would also be paranoid as hell about my usb token. You ever consider copying it and storing one in a safe deposit box?

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    1. Re:Safe deposit by harrkev · · Score: 3, Funny

      I assume that you got a small one that you could swallow. Chewing would be tough, though (and might break a tooth).

      I hope they used lead-free solder.

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  2. Re:WTF IS THIS?!?! by Nermal6693 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since we're already off topic...

    I'd honestly love to see ActiveX ads. Especially if they become more popular than Flash ads. Why? Because none of the browsers/OSes I use support ActiveX. Built-in ad blocking at its finest :)

  3. Re:NAH6's Secure-Notebook project covers this by MagiGraphX · · Score: 1, Funny

    Also, I believe the encryption key was provided in two parts: a dongle containing part of the key, and then also a key requested of the user during boot.

    Ha. You said dongle.