Windows / Android USB pendrive encryption.

[andybebop]

It would be terribly handy for me to store very small encrypted text files on a USB pendrive. However I need to be able to open this in both Windows and Android environments. I am looking at Kruptos to Go but I am pretty sure it doesn't do what I want, any suggestions folks?

[alorotom]

Would it not be easier and safer to use a cloud facility like google drive?

[andybebop]

Unfortunately not in this instance, quite often no net access.

[KingofKong]

Any good - https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html

[randlemarcus]

For boggo USB hardware, how about Trucrypt? Nice little hidden partition on there, with innocent mp3s to camouflage?
Or go for something geeky, like a YubiKey? Storage and userauth?

[andybebop]

I am suitably chastised. I have used both VeraCrypt and TrueCrypt before but didn’t realise there was an Android unlocker, http://sovworks.com/eds/ Many thanks folks, most helpful.

[hyphen]

randlemarcus said:

For boggo USB hardware, how about Trucrypt? Nice little hidden partition on there, with innocent mp3s to camouflage?
Or go for something geeky, like a YubiKey? Storage and userauth?

Truecrypt shutdown very suddenly years ago. Naturally leading people to suspect a government was involved (same as Lavabit shutdown).


https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comment...

http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/

Edited by hyphen on Wednesday 13th January 00:07

[xeny]

andybebop said:

It would be terribly handy for me to store very small encrypted text files on a USB pendrive. However I need to be able to open this in both Windows and Android environments. I am looking at Kruptos to Go but I am pretty sure it doesn't do what I want, any suggestions folks?

Small enough it would fit in a keepass database? That's available for both.