Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community (https://thetfp.com/tfp/)
-   Tilted Technology (https://thetfp.com/tfp/tilted-technology/)
-   -   Encryption software (https://thetfp.com/tfp/tilted-technology/103489-encryption-software.html)

trache 04-16-2006 09:13 AM

Encryption software
 
I have been looking across the Internet for software to use to encrypt information.

I am interested in having a file that is essentially an encrypted volume that you can mount, and I need to be able to take that file across to FreeBSD and Windows if need be. I have found TrueCrypt, and this works wonderfully, but is only for Windows.

Is there any other solution that would allow me to be able to mount a filesystem over other platforms? Perhaps an encrypted volume on FreeBSD that is shared through Samba to Windows?

Do you have any creative ways you encrypt and access your data?

Thanks.

MikeSty 04-16-2006 09:36 AM

Personally I like hand-done encryption. Rename all of the files to some obscure extension.

nezmot 04-16-2006 10:03 AM

I have a rot13 or rot(x) program I use to deter people from reading sensitive information - it's not very strong (at all) but it should put off your opportunist data thief.

As for the encrypted volume, a quick google came up with plenty of options.

cyrnel 04-16-2006 10:05 AM

Did you try FreeOTFE(.org)?

trache 04-16-2006 06:33 PM

I am talking tinfoil-hat worthy encryption software.

cyrnel - this looks promising. I'll test it out when I have a chance - I don't use Linux (Im a BSD hippie!).

AquaFox 04-16-2006 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeSty
Personally I like hand-done encryption. Rename all of the files to some obscure extension.


haha i used to do that all the time when i was younger.... take my stuff, rename the extensions, throw them in a ZIP, rename the ZIP into something else soo it would look like a system file :D

cyrnel 04-16-2006 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trache
cyrnel - this looks promising. I'll test it out when I have a chance - I don't use Linux (Im a BSD hippie!).

Yea, I have to hope it'll build with the right compatibility enabled. No doubt someone's already using it or similar. I'm just not current on my BSD stuff. I'd be digging through the FBSD newsgroups. Maybe look at Vinum goodies?

xepherys 04-17-2006 09:32 PM

I HIGHLY recommend PGP. You can get PGP Desktop for Windows and there are several *nix-based PGP implementations. It's as secure as you make it (I use a 2048-bit key for work), it's portable, it's well known.

ROT13 and renaming file extensions aren't exactly encryption, per se. Well, ROT13 TECHNICALLY is, but I mean... not REALLY...

mikec 04-18-2006 07:28 PM

I second PGP. you can't go wrong using it.

connyosis 04-19-2006 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trache
I have been looking across the Internet for software to use to encrypt information.

I am interested in having a file that is essentially an encrypted volume that you can mount, and I need to be able to take that file across to FreeBSD and Windows if need be. I have found TrueCrypt, and this works wonderfully, but is only for Windows.

No, truecrypt exists for Linux as well, have you tested if it can be compiled on BSD?


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:21 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
© 2002-2012 Tilted Forum Project


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360