Utimaco Safe Guard Easy 4.30 (Whole disk encryption)

This is a full blown hard drive encryption software. It encrypts the FAT/NTFS partitions and asks for password BEFORE booting. Everything in on the fly, minimal performance hit after the disk is encrypted, thanks the AES algorithm. If a mobile device or data medium does not have adequate protection, thieves could, for example: * Boot a PC using an external medium like a CD or USB memory stick and access all the saved data without activating the operating system?s access control. * Find confidential documents and information and either use it themselves or sell it to a third party. * Use the PC or data medium to import undesirable data and sneak in harmful programs like trojans or viruses that then compromise system stability. For more info, see http://www.utimaco.com/C12570CF0030C00A/CurrentBaseLink/W26K9K5M068OBELEN Tested on Windows XP.

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alvarow (2007-05-06)

SPECIAL NOTE ON EXTERNAL USB-BASED HARD DRIVES
Contrary to popular belief, Windows does NOT view external USB-based hard drives as
removable media - they are considered to be hard drives, just like the internal hard drive in your
system.
Why do you care? B ecause individual hard drives can O NLY be encrypted during the original
SGE installation. If you have an external USB hard drive, and you wish it to be encrypted, then
attach it to your system, configure it as the ?D? or ?E? drive PRIOR to installation, and it will be
encrypted at the time of installation.
BUT, here?s the rub: Once that USB drive is encrypted, it cannot be unencrypted without
decrypting the ALL the encrypted drives. Similarly, you can NOT uninstall the encryption
software unless ALL the original physical hard drives that were connected at the time of
installation are also connected at the time of the de-installation.