Re: anyone used disk encryption & fingerprint id software?

how bout encrypting only the files/folders i am concerned about? i make a
backup of those to other machines daily (which in turn would have the same
files/folders encrypted) so i wouldnt be worried about losing the data just
having it scanned w/o encryption.

<< btw from a reply i received from one vendor

<Most people on that new group probably used Microsoft's EFS. which is still
having a lot of problems. It still gives a bad name to the industry.
However, Gartner believes that full hard disk encryption problems is a 90s
issue' and todays products are easy and very functional. We have almost 4
Millions licenses out there and the Hard Disk encryption market is growing
at over 50% per year. I can give you hundreds of thousands of users who say
its 'great' Try our demo at www.utimaco.us tell me if its not easy, fast and
secure.

General Manager
10 Lincoln Road Suite 102
Foxboro, MA 02035
508-543-1008 X 240
Fax 508-543-1009
www.utimaco.us
Support Line 800-688-1199>
>>



"jim sturtz" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23DSCcC6XFHA.1404@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> hi all,
>
> thanks for the replies. surprised the essence is to distrust the software
> so much, altho we have all been bitten by software that doesnt work or
work
> right, i figured this would be something that the vendors did better being
> that it is so critical.
>
> im not doing anything super-secret just trying to avoid someone
downloading
> my bank info, or other private stuff. i have a firewall up but there
still
> is lots of stuff leaving my computer during the do going out to sites that
i
> have connections to or software from them 'touching base'. i am online
24X7
> and am not sure how easy/hard it is to get to my computer but have a
> suspicion that a determined hacker could get in via a trojan or something
> and i would never know it.
>
> i presumed that encrypting the drive would avoid having the data
'readable'
> should they manage to get to it.
>
> the fingerprint thing is a lazy man's way of trying to get a strong
username
> password combo without having to continually figure out and record (and
> change often i guess if done right) them.
>
> thanks again.
>
> jim
>
>
> "NobodyMan" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:54d291de6jmigd7dm22bemjitelnlbgirq@xxxxxxxxxx
> > On Sun, 22 May 2005 14:12:35 -0400, "jim sturtz" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >i am thinking i would like to encrypt my harddrives to prevent anyone
who
> > >might manage to get on it from reading things.
> > >
> > >how severe of a performance hit does the system take having this
> > >encrypt/decrypt happen on the fly?
> > >
> > >also using a fingerprint scanner to generate my username/passwords so
> that
> > >any offsite access is more confidential.
> > >
> > >how easy are these systems to use. for example my bank requires me to
> put
> > >in a username and password, does the scanner somehow create both of
> these?
> > >
> > >how do they manage this in that often websites have a variety of
schemes
> for
> > >how long the username or password is supposed to be.
> > >
> > >thanks for any info.
> > >
> > >jim
> > >
> >
> > Unless you are protecting State level secrets I'd stay away from using
> > encryption on your home data. It's just an accident waiting to
> > happen.
> >
>
>


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