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
>
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