Article:		Securing Key Chain Flash Drives
Subject:		One Less Step
Date:		2004-08-23 09:26:22
From:		Bad_Analogy
I've been using the 128-AES Encrypted Disk Image file on Flash drive method for about a year now, and I have a couple of Q's: What's the "hackability" of a 128-AES file created by Disk Utility, as opposed to the 256-AES or Blowfish that some other software uses? Does Apple have a plug in archetecture for these encryption methods? There may be a 3rd party opportunity there. Is there a way to mount the disk image when the flash drive is inserted? One less step of double clicking the image file would be nice.

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• One Less Step
  2004-08-25 09:56:01  IslandDan [View]
  
  
  AES 128, AES 256 and Blowfish are all extremely secure, the main security vulnerability is the chosen password. While Blowfish is a well known name it is actually obsolete has been replaced by Twofish. Blowfish/Twofish are no more secure than AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and have been scrutinized less than AES.