Open Source Removable Media Encryption?

An anonymous reader asks: "I'm trying to find a solution for encrypting removable media connected to my network's computers. Ideally, the solution would: allow Enterprise deployment and configuration in a Windows XP environment; be free and open source; not require administrative privileges to use (encrypt/decrypt files and media); and allow decryption via freely available and platform-independent methods on the destination machine. I've looked at PointSec for Removable Media, but it requires Windows on both ends. I've also looked at TrueCrypt, but it doesn't appear to limit encryption to only removable media (I don't want users encrypting their hard drives). Slashdot, can you help me?"

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Hey, this is open-source

[Schraegstrichpunkt]

If it doesn't exist, write it yourself! I recommend you get a copy of Applied Cryptography, and implement 3DES using inner-CBC mode. Oh, also be sure to use lots of ASN.1 encoding everywhere.

Signed,
NOT The Government

ouch

[Sloppy]

..but it doesn't appear to limit encryption to only removable media (I don't want users encrypting their hard drives).

This constraint is a real bitch, just because it's so arbitrary. If you're really insistent on this, you're probably going to need something specifically customized for you.

It's sort of like, "I need a great spreadsheet program, but I don't want it to be possible for the users to enter the number 4 into odd-numbered columns."