Comments on: Don’t Trust the Internet: Protect Your Travel Photos with SecureZIP http://www.travelblissful.com/don%e2%80%99t-trust-the-internet-protect-your-travel-photos-with-securezip/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:25:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erica Johansson http://www.travelblissful.com/don%e2%80%99t-trust-the-internet-protect-your-travel-photos-with-securezip/#comment-870 Erica Johansson Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:45:58 +0000 http://www.travelblissful.com/?p=2232#comment-870 Good point. And thanks for letting us know about TrueCrypt. I hadn't heard about it before. Here's the link if anyone else is interested http://www.truecrypt.org/ Good point. And thanks for letting us know about TrueCrypt. I hadn’t heard about it before. Here’s the link if anyone else is interested
http://www.truecrypt.org/

]]> By: foxnomad http://www.travelblissful.com/don%e2%80%99t-trust-the-internet-protect-your-travel-photos-with-securezip/#comment-863 foxnomad Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:27:07 +0000 http://www.travelblissful.com/?p=2232#comment-863 I'd also do full disk encryption using the (free) TrueCrypt, which uses a number of well tested encryption algorithms. Keep in mind to create a long (21 characters at least) randomly generated password for the best protection. A weak password defeats most of the encryption protections, unless you're just trying to keep your kid sister from seeing your photos. Especially when traveling to the US, where laptop confiscations are becoming more frequent. You could even encrypt a USB drive and mail it back, reducing the chances it will be taken by overzealous airport security. I’d also do full disk encryption using the (free) TrueCrypt, which uses a number of well tested encryption algorithms. Keep in mind to create a long (21 characters at least) randomly generated password for the best protection.

A weak password defeats most of the encryption protections, unless you’re just trying to keep your kid sister from seeing your photos. Especially when traveling to the US, where laptop confiscations are becoming more frequent.

You could even encrypt a USB drive and mail it back, reducing the chances it will be taken by overzealous airport security.

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