{"id":1336,"date":"2008-05-26T21:12:36","date_gmt":"2008-05-26T13:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2022-09-18T20:23:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T12:23:20","slug":"how-to-encrypt-usb-flash-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/how-to-encrypt-usb-flash-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Encrypt USB Flash Drive With TrueCrypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The USB flash disks of today are a very efficient and excellent solution for file sharing, carrying around, or even backup. However, each coin has two sides Because USB Flash Drives are designed to be small in terms of size (and light too!), it is also easy to misplace or, worst case, get stolen.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/truecrypt.sourceforge.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>TrueCrypt<\/strong><\/a> encryption on USB flash drive, all these problem can be handled with ease; best part of all, it won\u2019t cost a penny.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/veracrypt-encryption-tool\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: A Look into VeraCrypt \u2013 A Powerful Data Encryption Tool\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Look into VeraCrypt \u2013 A Powerful Data Encryption Tool<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/veracrypt-encryption-tool.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-37089 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/veracrypt-encryption-tool.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">A Look into VeraCrypt \u2013 A Powerful Data Encryption Tool<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVeraCrypt, the successor of TrueCrypt, is a free, multi-platform, on-the-fly encryption program similar to the Microsoft's BitLocker. The...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Encrypt USB Flash Drive with TrueCrypt<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/truecrypt.sourceforge.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>TrueCrypt<\/strong><\/a> enables you to encrypt an<strong> entire partition or storage device<\/strong> such as USB flash drive. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password\/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys.<\/p>\n<p>Basically it\u2019s pretty easy to encrypt an USB flash drive with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/truecrypt.sourceforge.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>TrueCrypt<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong>Upon installation, you\u2019re required to create a TrueCrypt volume on a removable drive with a preferable encryption option. After that, create a set of passwords for your TrueCrypt volume and format it. Then, mount your TrueCrypt volume and start using it.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/internet_security\/146d6truecrypt-1.png\" alt=\"TrueCrypt\" width=\"480\" height=\"414\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/internet_security\/146d6truecrypt-2.png\" alt=\"TrueCrypt\" width=\"480\" height=\"295\"><\/figure>\n<p>You will be prompted for your TrueCrypt password whenever you access it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USB flash disks of today are a very efficient and excellent solution for file sharing, carrying around, or even backup. However, each coin has two sides Because USB Flash Drives are designed to be small in terms of size (and light too!), it is also easy to misplace or, worst case, get stolen. 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