I feel that the encouragement to the usb really helped it copy the data faster. Well done.
@Patrick-tf1ri3 жыл бұрын
All Sandisk USB flash drives come with a free copy of encryption. It’s fairly neat but I’m not sure about the safety measures. Chris, a video covering this would be great!
@diarykeeper6 жыл бұрын
6:24 Cheering on a USB Drive. Marvelous :D
@CesareVesdani2 жыл бұрын
Please can you explain to me on how to permanently write protect any USB flash drive like a CD-ROM.
@discoj1008 жыл бұрын
Getting a crypto ordered right now. With all the KZbin hacking going on nowadays, I just don't feel safe with my information on the internet. I also plan on getting KeePass portable on it as well for extra protection (I will also backup info on a few pieces of physical paper hidden/locked away). Information is too valuable in this day and age. Cheers for the informative video!
@zephyfoxy9 жыл бұрын
Well this certainly is a nice idea! I put myself in an awkward position back when I encrypted my external devices with BitLocker and then migrated to Linux. I had to decrypt everything with BitLocker before Linux would read them. But a flash drive with it's own encryption that's universal, now that's a good idea.
@MrMoonpie0019 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris, very timely video. In the US, the USB drives are getting handed out like sticks of free chewing gum, however one bad experience and now you may have an infected computer! I have for most part said "no thanks" and have written these devices off, that is till now! I will have to reexamine the subject, I have enjoyed using the USB drives when I had higher confidence in them. Thank you my friend for your efforts! Rich
@kirbfx5 жыл бұрын
Only 8 to 16 characters on a software based vault is TERRIBLE! You need at LEAST 20 characters to have some real security. I would recommend adding an additional Veracrypt vault WITHIN that drive with a very lengthy multi -character passwords (at least 30 characters). In fact, I recommend this for all encrypted usb drives so your files are behind two layers of encryption making it very difficult, if even at all possible for them to be cracked.
@ExplainingComputers5 жыл бұрын
Point taken, but the dataShur and Corsair encryption here is not software based.
@kirbfx5 жыл бұрын
ExplainingComputers I understand. However, my concern is that they will be able to create a workaround that allows for the device to be brute forced by hooking it up to computer and then running a brute force software that will circumvent the chips ability to detect how many attempts are being made to enter in the numbers. A group from Sweden were very close to doing so when they presented there findings at DEFCON.
@ExplainingComputers5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Breaking into one of these devices should be very hard indeed, as there is no way to hook it up to a computer, as there is no interface for that (the USB connector only becomes available when the internal electronics have accepted the password). So I don't know how the team from Sweden could access the chip -- at least on a device like the dataShur or Corsair here. But on the one with a software/hardware interface -- totally! :)
@kirbfx5 жыл бұрын
ExplainingComputers Thanks for the response. I hope you’re correct. I have an encrypted USB with a keypad but I also have it LUKS encrypted as well so the hacker would have to crack the hardware based key and then, they would have to brute force the LUKS key once it’s activated. I run a company they works with peoples private information including private banking information since we deal with peoples home loans and mortgages so keeping our clients information encrypted is extremely important. If I or one of my employees were to ever lose our USB’s and it fell into the wrong hands, it would could lead to some serious consequences for a lot of people so we have to be exceptionally careful. I have to make sure nobody can ever crack the first layer (the hardware based key) let alone the second (LUKS). Thanks for the response. Here is the DEFCON presentation I was referring to. Their findings were really interesting. I’m trying to look into which encrypted USB”s they found to be most secure since they examined and pen tested several of them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIeunWZ9qsate9U
@ChaplainDaveSparks7 жыл бұрын
I wonder what happens when the built-in rechargeable batteries reach the end of their life. Can the drive still be accessed by entering the key while the device is plugged in, or is the data lost?
@AbsurdJosh9 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! The DataShur was clearly the winner.
@wondertwins22229 жыл бұрын
I see you are using a more modern looking operating system skin. What made you decide to switch?
@ExplainingComputers9 жыл бұрын
wondertwins2222 I got fed up of the "Windows XP" comments I always get, so recorded the screen grabs from an MS Surface running Windows 8.1. My main desktop is still runnkng Windows 7 with a classic skin. :)
@ZadakLeader9 жыл бұрын
I had a non-waterproof USB drive survive 2 wash machine cycles and still functioning. Just make sure you let it dry out before you plug in.
@johnmichael73239 жыл бұрын
iStorage datAshur, probably the best flash drive in the market, in fact it is the best flash drive in the market.
@bobby98589 жыл бұрын
+John Michael I agree - great drive
@MrDave15028 жыл бұрын
is there no 'TKIP' encryption for flash drives? if there is, then why didn't you mention it? i think 'TKIP' is for wireless connections only, because from wireless connection settings, is from where i heard of it
@MrJason0059 жыл бұрын
2:57 That looks just like an optical illusion
@michnicholas19 жыл бұрын
Where an I get these drives in New Zealand?
@RachelWolfe9 жыл бұрын
Switched to Windows 8.1 have we, Chris?
@PeterEdin7 жыл бұрын
This was posted in 2015. Are these or similar still available. I have never seen keypad drives, certainly not in my local PCWorld.
@ExplainingComputers7 жыл бұрын
Yes, these are still available, including USB3 versions of the Datashur.
@PeterEdin7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Christopher :-)
@markblake45849 жыл бұрын
Great video . Could you make a tutorial on how to use veracrypt software
@ExplainingComputers9 жыл бұрын
Mark Blake A good idea -- added to my list.
@vanderslagmulders7 жыл бұрын
Hopefully they come with more compact secured USBs with something like fingerprint scan. But would obviously be very expensive at the start.
@mrlloydval28876 жыл бұрын
why? scratch your finger on anything by accident and the $500+ flash drive is completely useless. remembering a password is much more optimal.
@okaro65956 жыл бұрын
You can always wipe it and install it again. Remember these are to protect against loss. But I have not found finger print scanners so reliable as at least on my phone they have trouble with wet fingers. Also one could pick the print from the drive and use it.
@cortexedge9 жыл бұрын
I still don't know what people would use such USB drives. I don't know what kind of data you can store, that's so sensitive it has to have a padlock on the drive.
@cortexedge9 жыл бұрын
OhNoNotMyPenis I don't have such sensitive data to keep hidden. ID docs are all on paper, bank password is generated randomly using a token and the username I keep it in my mind. Of course, there are lots and lots of different people out there with different types of data to store securely. :-)
@okaro65956 жыл бұрын
I once thought I had lost a drive that had backup of my browser profile. That is all my passwords to over 100 sites. Since then I have routinely encrypted the backups.
@siliconstate9 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video, thank you! I'm wondering, will you be getting yourself one of the new Raspberry pi 2's?
@ExplainingComputers9 жыл бұрын
siliconstate A Raspberry Pi 2 was sent out to me a couple of days ago -- I hope to get it this week and put up a video at the weekend. :)
@siliconstate9 жыл бұрын
That's great! Looking forward to it, thanks for your great videos. :)
@AK-mb4cv7 жыл бұрын
Why is the first option the least secure? And if you had to choose which would you go for?
@okaro65956 жыл бұрын
If you are just normal fires, you can copy them and use unlimited resources to break them, Sure with good passwords they should still hold but it is still less secure than having a limited number of tries. Also if the data has been copied it is beyond your reach if the password is later somehow leaked. This is what happened to the Wikileaks archive.
@ethanchang77409 жыл бұрын
What os do you use?
@JCRMatos8 жыл бұрын
In the old days I had some USB drives that had a read-only/write physical switch, which was a great way to use it in any computer without fear of virus infection. Do you know of any brand that still has those kind of USB drives?
@ExplainingComputers8 жыл бұрын
+João Matos I have not seen a drive like that for years -- even SD cards used to have such a write-protect switch (like old 3.5" floppy disks!).
@JCRMatos8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the quick response. Keep those videos coming.
@joemann79718 жыл бұрын
Full-size SD cards still have the write protection switch but it's useless without a card reader that actually supports the write protection. The switch itself is just a piece of plastic, much like on the switch on 3.5" floppies. It's up to the drive( or card reader, in this case) to determine if the card is write protected. The two USB card readers I tried didn't do anything when I put it in write protection, though a laptop with a built in card reader seemed like it detected the write protection.
@jesperhammarlund3009 жыл бұрын
could you do a explain usb type c video pls :)
@hellomoto123ish7 жыл бұрын
The Kingston Data DT2000 is the same as the third one except its made by a trusted manufacturer. So if you are worried about the claims just remember Kingston.
@ExplainingComputers7 жыл бұрын
The Kingston Data DT2000 is actually a rebranded Datashur device that is made by iStorage. :)
@hellomoto123ish7 жыл бұрын
ExplainingComputers Wow. Didn't know that. Thank you
@memememegaming6 жыл бұрын
The FP2 is the best.
@sterlingh95869 жыл бұрын
How much do these cost? On Amazon.
@lesgoddam19499 жыл бұрын
This should help: bit.ly/1wgpPPW
@NicholasCoulter8 жыл бұрын
After 3 unsuccessful tries I would not wanna have all of my files wiped I would just wanna have it lock for 1 hour
@okaro65956 жыл бұрын
Such a drive should never be the sole storage of data. If you lose it you really want it wiped. Note also that they allow more attempts like 10. Locking out for an hour is same as wiping the data if you need to do a presentation based on the data on the drive.
@bandname4 жыл бұрын
Depends what's on it, if you got CP on there you'll be glad it's wiped.
@tokewemad68209 жыл бұрын
If I wanted to software-encrypt my USB, what would I need to do? If anyone has a link to a guide of some sort, please share! :)
@ExplainingComputers9 жыл бұрын
Toke WeMAD Use VeraCrypt. You can access a free download and a guide (under "Documentation" from: veracrypt.codeplex.com/
@tokewemad68209 жыл бұрын
ExplainingComputers Thanks for the quick answer, this looks great!
@TheArtIsFart9 жыл бұрын
useless.Its no problem to crack the password,the key is safed on the drive->
@aresiel8 жыл бұрын
I dont like when flashdrives whipes my files!
@davidcouzens4 жыл бұрын
This guy needs a decent hairdresser.
@Patrick-tf1ri3 жыл бұрын
If Chris changed anything about himself, I would be deeply saddened.
@AliRaza-gy9zz7 жыл бұрын
i dont like ur voice , even its hard to understand some of your words , i suggest you to do not make video in your voice again .
@ChaplainDaveSparks7 жыл бұрын
I wonder what happens when the built-in rechargeable batteries reach the end of their life. Can the drive still be accessed by entering the key while the device is plugged in, or is the data lost?
@ExplainingComputers7 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can access the drive if the battery goes (I have not experienced that) by plugging it into a USB port.