You may want to start researching truecrypt in place of LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup).
As it spans the Operating Systems much better and seems like a better tool for your situation/use case. On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 3:56 PM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected]> wrote: > On 05/06/2014 12:38 PM, Serguei Mokhov wrote: > >> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 3:07 PM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I do love my LUKS sticks. >>> >>> Any of you guys have a favorite way of reading >>> Linux LUKS encrypted flash drives over on the >>> Windows side? >>> >> >> 1. Install VirtualBox on Windows >> 2. Install your favorite Linux distro with VB extensions in VB VM >> 3. Mount your stick in the Linux VM and use luks from there >> >> If needed to share the files between the Linux guest and Windows host >> off the luks partition, use the VB extensions to mount a Linux >> directory as shared directory in Windows. >> >> > Hi Serguei, > > I am a Linux office. I have 12 VM's at last count. > I use Red Hat's KVM (kernel virtual machine). > With KVM, I can bugzilla the developers and get > bugs fixed. With Oracle, they ignore you until > your customer fires you, which have happened to me. > Then they ignore you some more. Then four or more > years later, they ask you if you are still having > the problem. > > My entire hard drive and all my backup drives are > encrypted, so my customer's and my sensitive data > is properly protected. > > I use these LUKS flash drives at customer sites, > which in 95% Windows. I am stuck with the > unsigned drivers hassles with Free OTFE, which > drives me a bit nutty. > > So, I really do need a Windows native solution. > > I was hoping that if any of your guys carry > around LUKS flash drive, that you had come > up with a good method of sharing with Windows. > > > -T > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Computers are like air conditioners. > They malfunction when you open windows > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- <http://stevenmiano.com/> Miano, Steven M. http://stevenmiano.com
