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Ratrap	May 4 2005, 05:31 PM Post #1
nFm [ Level 2 ] Group: Global Moderator Posts: 395 Joined: 18-March 04 From: Germany Member No.: 21	Is there a way to lock a partition with a password? So when i try to open ehm ... "D:" it asks for a password? But need to work even after a reinstall of my OS. --------------------

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May 13 2005, 07:41 PM

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you might also want to take a look at "Drive Crypt Plus Pack" - its what I used to crypt my HD's to be safe (tho it took forever to crypt all my HD's, 0.5Tb ;))
the maker of the program is secure star..only draw-backs are minor slowdown (never noticed any myself) and loss of hibernate-mode (well, I'm on desktop so I dont need it anyway).
following is a quote from their FAQ:

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Q: Has the DriveCrypt Plus Pack encryption ever been broken/hacked?

A: No! In the past, we have also launched several contests offering up to 100,000 US$ for the first person able to open a DriveCrypt encrypted disk…

Nobody succeeded! (See our press section for more details)

Q: Is there a back door in your software?

A: No. There is no "back door" in our software, and there is no point in making one as we might risk losing the good reputation of our products. Besides this, today there is no law in Germany that can force us to make one in our software.

Q: We are from the "Police" "Tax authority" "Security Company"…. and are investigating on someone whose computer is protected with your DriveCrypt software. Since we were not able to break into the protected computer ourselves, could you please assist us getting access to the encrypted data? If requested, we can provide you with a court order.

A: Sorry, but our software has been designed to be the most secure in the industry, and as such not even our programmers are able to break into a DriveCrypt encrypted computer.

The only way to get access to the protected data is by entering the correct password known only by the legitimate user.

Q: Can I encrypt my entire operating System with DCPP ?

A: Yes, you can encrypt your entire operating system without loosing any data on it.

edit: link to their page 'http://www.securstar.com/products_drivecryptpp.php

This post has been edited by Deepone: May 13 2005, 07:48 PM

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Ratrap HDD password? May 4 2005, 05:31 PM

Saint26 There are third party tools that can do this for y... May 5 2005, 12:52 PM

Ratrap Damn, thanks anyway :) May 5 2005, 01:36 PM

Radnoken Trying to hide your kiddy porn? May 5 2005, 02:07 PM

Ratrap No, i burned em on DVD and put em in my Safe :P I... May 5 2005, 03:02 PM

judson70 just put all your stuff in an encrypted folder ...... May 5 2005, 11:10 PM

Ratrap Good Idea! owww 200GB to zip :lol: May 6 2005, 07:22 AM

Messenger You can tell it to STORE the files in the archive... May 6 2005, 09:57 AM

Saint26 You can tell it to STORE the files in the archive... May 6 2005, 12:53 PM

Ratrap That's working! Thank you!*bow* May 6 2005, 01:11 PM

PimpScourge You can tell it to STORE the files in the archive... May 6 2005, 02:24 PM

DutchKid Yup, WinRAR has the store option. It's in the ... May 6 2005, 07:32 PM

Sn_ake HDD locking, this can be done on a HD just like th... May 13 2005, 08:40 AM

lokal Just in case you use a real OS :P http://linuxrev... May 13 2005, 01:50 PM

Deepone you might also want to take a look at "Drive ... May 13 2005, 07:41 PM

Streetwise You can have a look at foldershield if you like. ... May 17 2005, 11:57 AM

Ratrap Thanks :) May 17 2005, 12:23 PM

Messenger Just added another possible solution HERE May 18 2005, 02:24 AM

Ratrap Weee that's it :D May 18 2005, 09:26 AM

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