[OPLINTECH] TrueCrypt on Public Internet stations

[Ed Liddle]

On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 16:35 -0400, Owen Leonard wrote:
> > Is anyone using True Crypt on public computers ?
> 
> Since TrueCrypt can be run *from* a USB drive, isn't it more a matter
> of making the suggestion to tech-savvy users? Or might security on
> public terminals restrict users from running TrueCrypt from the
> portable drive?
> 
>   -- Owen
> 
Also in order for truecrypt to run in portable mode, it has to be ran
with administrator privileges. If its is installed on the work station
an ordinary user can use it with the following limitations:
After a system administrator installs TrueCrypt on the system, users
without administrator privileges will be able to run TrueCrypt,
mount/dismount any type of TrueCrypt volume, load/save data from/to it,
and create file-hosted TrueCrypt volumes on the system. However, users
without administrator privileges cannot encrypt/format partitions,
cannot create NTFS volumes, cannot install/uninstall TrueCrypt, cannot
change passwords/keyfiles for TrueCrypt partitions/devices, cannot
backup/restore headers of TrueCrypt partitions/devices, and they cannot
run TrueCrypt in portable mode.

If your users have administrative privileges and can run programs from a
usb drive, they will be able to use TrueCrypt in portable mode. 

 
-- 
-Ed Liddle

Technology Assistant 
Marysville Public Library 
231 S Plum Street, Marysville, Ohio 43040
937-642-1876 ext. 45