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I encrypted my external hard drive using Linux Mint (Ubuntu) and password protected it. Now I can't access it on Windows 7 as it gives errors and won't mount. Is there a software that will allow me to read from this device? Note: I'm not sure exactly which algorithm was used to encrypt the drive but it was the standard option in Linux Mint (Ubuntu) and it sounded universal, but apparently not. Thanks!
Jerry
Posted 2012-01-23T18:18:34.920
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Check out FreeOTFE
I am pretty sure that Ubuntu / Mint uses dm-crypt with Luks and AES-Algorithm as standard for /home encryption as most modern CPUs support AES natively and thus it is very fast (faster than read/write of the harddrive).
FreeOTFE seems to be able to read all of the supported modes, so you might give it a shot. I never used it myself so no guarantee.
Baarn
Posted 2012-01-23T18:18:34.920
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Thanks for updating your comment, I will check out FreeOTFE and let you know! – Jerry – 2012-01-30T17:38:54.413
1Can't you boot the liveCD and mount the drive, then decrypt it? – skub – 2012-01-23T18:34:11.480
No because you would need to reformat the drive to decrypt it, that or install Linux again and transfer all files to the computer and then reformat/decrypt it but I'm trying to avoid having to install Linux on any computers. Plus, it would be nice to keep the current encryption/password active on the drive while I use Windows. – Jerry – 2012-01-30T17:36:45.557
you can actually mount any crypted drive within a live environment, given that the LiveCD supports cryptsetup. Assuming standard encrypion without keyfile and no lvm inside cryptdrive
cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdxY crypt && mount /dev/mapper/crypt /mount/pointshould work, just change the partition and mount target. – Baarn – 2012-01-30T19:00:32.290That is what I was referring to (above). – skub – 2012-02-16T16:15:22.953