Mickey, if he can see the data only when decrypted with encryption password, doesn't that mean the encryption works? The whole point of installing Linux to encrypted drive is that you can see the contents of that drive ONLY when drive is mounted and passphrase given!
If you are talking about encrypted LVM file system, rest assured your data is encrypted. It can be seen / searched only when the drive in question is mounted and encryption passphrase is given. Other than that, at least as far as I know, you have no way to get to that data.
well, the fact that it's so difficult to find such a utility seems to imply that your data will be safe from prying eyes.
i guess it depends how sensitive your data is, how much it's at risk of being snooped, and how much you've got to lose if someone does manage to unscramble it.
This utility only supports NTFS and FAT systems so I'm guessing it is just like the DOS utility that reported the second HD as unavailable (It wouldn't recognize the HD data).not sure if it's what you want, but just found this software - not sure if it's any good, or if it works in 7, apparently it works with vista...
That was my first thought...but doesn't it seem odd how quickly the system mounts, and how all of the new files and folders never get an alert that they have been encrypted? During my usage of the system, I never see any of the NEW files that I add or create encrypted -- how do I know that they were encrypted somewhere in the background?
I don't even think that new files, or files added to the home directory, are encrypted.
My home directory is set to "Encrypted", but how do I know that each time I put new files into my "home directory" that it is encrypted? I don't, unless I view the data myself to make sure.
If I move in with a roommate next year and I am away, how do I know that he can't just copy my HD while I'm gone and then put it into his PC, run a utility, and view all of the half-encrypted or "left unencrypted" files?
It just doesn't feel like it is all encrypted. I run an "Encrypted Installation" one single time, and all the data on my system is supposed to be encrypted after each reboot? I don't buy it.
I bet that when I finally do find a utility to view the data that the only thing that shows up as encrypted is the system files, if that, and all oof my new data added after the ubuntu installation will be sitting there unencryped.
I have discovered that the newly added files ARE encrypted, but only at unmount.
I guess I'll just have to take their word for it, because I can't find a utility to view the encrypted data in its encrypted form.
That means I'll never really know for sure because there is no way to test it.
Ah well.
Hello!
I understand what you want to do: see the notepad equivalent of the scrambled text.
However, I can assure you that the text is scrambled, because Linux can't read it.
However, neither you or I could look at scrambled text and recognise what encryption there is on it, and whether or not it is secure. Manually looking at the text will not reveal much at all, save for the fact that it might lead you into a false sense of security. For example, WEP encrypts the data, and would look scrambled to you, but in fact is not secure at all.
There are very many forms of encryption. In my opinion, it is far better to look at the statistics of the encryption algorithm used, and see how secure it is.
Now, cracking a zip file, for example, is very different to cracking a Windows Volume. With most encyption algorithms for .zip files, it would take a very long time to brute force the password, or other cracking methods. However, if you know some of the plain text within the .zip file, the time it takes to crack reduces massively.
However, on a Windows Volume, vast tracks of the Windows files could be guessed --> a lot of plain text data. Therefore, encryption has to be very careful around this.
How did you encrypt this drive?
Richard
Hello again!
To give you some idea, I just encrypted my above post using RSA and DES:
RichardCode: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 FajRrHaPMYwxzRL97n9lct4T7N3GfNEpqutxhXzjELbKinkxNtpXtm19yoCimaVUkUITqJcez1b7pxvEufvycsBS7gHmL9s+HaLVDhB4Mln07aFBpDduMJ6AFctDLpuNC5FaEXhmK6f7eXGyb71qoaWus1fwb4NzJ7WMpSXFLeQ=
EDIT: The top line is the post encrypted in DES, and the bottom line is the DES key encrypted with RSA.
EDIT 2: And here it is using AES-256 and the insecure password of "test":not that you would know that the password is insecure, and the weakest link, just by looking at the scrambled text.Code: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