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New ReadyOS 6.10.3 and usb encryption
Hi to all, I see in the setting menu a new entry: "usb encryption" Did I miss it before or it is a new feature? How does it works?
I think i found the reply by myself:
If you format a USB stick, you can enable the encryption :)
Cool!
But then, how to read it from a PC?
I have the same question - a long-awaited feature for many people but the user documentation hasn't been updated to explain how to use this?
We've been paying out for external backup drives in encryption caddies with keypad which work great, but this feature might mean we can just use plain USB drives in future. It depends how they are utilised and read from other locations. Please post instructions Netgear?
Thanks.
It is a new feature on the ReadyNAS system where you can get your USB external devices encrypted for data inside it to be secured.
If you do get your USB Encrypted using this feature then from that point on, you can access your data from your ReadyNAS system only when the encryption key is available. Connecting it to a PC or Mac it will be not recognized and will prompt you to reformat the drive.
This feature would be best for users who needs to backup their NAS data and get it secured and to be used for recovery or backtracking and also to protect it in case of theft or other malicious activities.
Using it however on other systems is not possible you might be able to mount it on linux. This might be a good Idea to post it on the Ideas Exchange board.
HTH
Marc_V wrote:
If you do get your USB Encrypted using this feature then from that point on, you can access your data from your ReadyNAS system only when the encryption key is available. Connecting it to a PC or Mac it will be not recognized and will prompt you to reformat the drive.
This really needs a KB article (and should be in the user manual).
FWIW, I think that for most people this is a useless feature. Not much point in having a backup that can't be read without a working ReadyNAS.
There should be some off-line way of mounting the USB volume - at least from a linux system.
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