![]() ![]() RAvYjYrAr0HQSLfl5ZIWWnQya8OGGKDBZipbJVkeYMQ= That's my signature file I used during my tests: I am not sure if the signature file worked because the key file has always been restored as xml file, but maybe the xml file is dominant in the recovery process of PhotoRec so that it won't ever recover it as key file? No files were corrupted, the picture files opened and the key file and the recovered xml files look identical. After file recovery in PhotoRec I always got both files back, but as "f0018528.xml" and "f0018536.jpg". The original files that I copied to the drive were: "Database.key" and "Mountains.jpg". The results were always the same, no matter if NTFS or FAT32, before formatting or after: My steps were always to first copy the Database.key and for testing purposes a jpg file to the drive, then running PhotoRec, secondly to quick format the drive and then running PhotoRec again. Select your secured folder and click open.I've now finished all the tests using a 4 GB USB flash drive, first formatted as NTFS, during later tests as FAT32. So from your flash drive open up the VeraCrypt application and click select file. Step 3: How To Access Your Encrypted File You also select your file system here, I went with NTFS but this is up to you.Ĭlick format and wait for the system to finish! Next you have to move your mouse around the window to create something random for the encryption keys. Next you type your volume password, this is what you will need to access your encrypted information, if you forget this password you will lose the data, make sure it's a strong password as well. Note that mine might look a little different because I'm just simulating doing this, I have already done it once. I went with 50 some gigs because I had like 58 gigs free on my 64 gig thumb drive. Next you chose your volume size, this will vary from person to person, this size will be how much encrypted space you have. On the next screen you select which encryption type you want, I went with AES encryption with a SHA-512 hash. Once you are at your flash drive name whatever you want the folder to be called, I chose "secured' because I'm extremely creative. On the next screen click "select file" and navigate to your flash drive. This basically sets up a version of VeraCrypt that runs on the thumb drive, you will need admin privileges for this to work.įrom here we will click "Create an encrypted file container" ![]() Open VeraCrypt and navigate to Tools/ Traveler Disk Setupįrom there click browse and navigate to your empty thumb drive and click create. Somebody running both linux and windows should test this for us. If they can then you could use this on both machines or install the linux version of Veracrypt and the windows version of Veracrypt on the unencrypted portion of the thumb drive. You cannot go between operating systems with brought up the point that this might work if you install Veracrypt on your linux box and your windows box and see if they can open the secure file. Also, this only works going from a windows box to a windows box or from a linux box to a linux box. It would be cool if somebody running linux tested this and reported back on their success/ failure. There are options with Veracrypt and Keepass to work on Linux as well, although I have not tried it myself. Download and install these programs, I don't think I have to walk you though it. My password manager of choice was Keepass. And you can store all your goodies on it.įor this your are going to need three things, Veracrypt, your password manager of choice, and a thumb drive. Most password managers encrypt and hash their databases, but this is an extra level of security on top of that, it's essentially encrypted twice. Also you need ADMIN level access on the PC's you are going to do this on! Backup all your data and use a blank thumb drive. Also, I'm not responsible if you fuck your shit up. ![]() This appears to be the most secure method for carrying a password manager, I don't know that it's bullet proof, but it seems secure enough. ![]()
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