How is it possible to lock an external hard-drive?

[Benjaminpalma]

I'm thinking in terms of password-protecting all the contents, rather than physically locking it up...

Any thoughts, chaps?

[Carfolio]

Encrypted filesystem.

[JonRB]

www.truecrypt.org - whole volume encryption

[ScottishSamurai]

Yep, encryption is the way forward

[Benjaminpalma]

Thanks!