Re: TrueCrypt mount without TrueCrypt ?

On 100320 at 21:45, Daniel Pittman wrote:
> "Minh Van Le" <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> > Can a TrueCrypt volume be mounted on a PC that does not have TrueCrypt
> > installed ?  I want an encrypted USB flash drive that has its own "auto
> > extractor (or mount)" mechanism.

Quick Google search yields: http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=truecrypt-portable


> Which, in turn, leads me to wonder: how can you trust any system that didn't
> have a pre-installed secure configuration with this data, but most especially
> how can you assume it is safe to install the decryption tools on demand?

Why do you assume its about the PC? Maybe its just about protecting privacy
in case of physical theft or loss of the USB stick?


(If it indeed is about the PC, buy a USB stick with read-only switch
and install a bootable r/o Linux on it. It can run from RAM while you
switch the stick to r/w mode and access your data. Still doesn't
protect you from hardware gimmicks for sniffing keyboard input, or
CCTV.)



/steffen
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