tv_kid Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Hi there Firstly, I apologise if it sounds like I have not read the specs, I am just a little wary and would some clarification. I am looking for a USB stick with hardware based encryption, that is cross platform compatible with Windows (XP onwards) and Mac (OSX 10.3 onwards). From what I have read, the Flash Padlock encryption / decryption is carried out directly on the drive itself, so it does not need to touch the operating system at all. However, will the drive mount correctly on a Mac and Windows machine with no issues? In terms of security Once again, apologies if this info is in the specs, but I am about to recommend to a client that they purchase roughly 50 of these devices, so want to make sure that they do exactly what is needed. Any thoughts would be gratefully received. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 21, 2008 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 21, 2008 The Flash padlock does not use encryption the padlock will simple turn on and off the drive with a pass word. And I am sorry I do not know of any drive at this time that would work with a Mac and Windows using encryption. However, you can check at http://www.truecrypt.com and see if they support Mac software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv_kid Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 Thanks for the speedy reply. So if the drive is just switched on or off, what protection is there against hackers, how safe is the data on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Search this forum, this has been discussed at length when it first came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv_kid Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 Thanks, I obviously had not looked hard enough before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 26, 2008 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 26, 2008 No worries, please let us know if you have any more questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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