Solarlight27 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm trying to figure out some code/a command that could be used to lock the contents of a flash drive and will disconnect the drive if the password fails.Could this be accomplished by creating a program that would ask for a password and then if the password is wrong it'll 'Safely Remove' the drive, I'm pretty sure I could make code for this, but how could I make it come up as soon as I plug in a flash drive?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted February 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi, Chause4. How much data/ how many files are you planning on holding on the thumb drive? You could always do a main executable that prompts for a password, and then if it is correct do a FileInstall of the remaining files. Obviously, if it is gigs and gigs of data, you may not want to do it this way. "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvanegmond Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 No way to do this. A simple way to show you why it won't work: What, for example, if I stick your USB drive into a Linux machine? That Linux machine won't run Windows executables.Some good alternatives: - .rar all your files with a password. Downside is you need a RAR program on every computer, but you could add a standalone executable to do this outside of the .rar. - TrueCrypt your USB drive. Downside is you need TrueCrypt on every computer. - IronKey - Google more alternativesOnce you've done this step, the next problem will be: What computers can I trust? If you decrypt / unlock your USB at a computer that you don't know is secure for sure, then it could have a keylogger (or other..) which steals your password and the misery begins all over. github.com/jvanegmond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarlight27 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well this is mostly to keep people snooping into my stuff (ie brother, friends, etc) and I only need it to work on windows machines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjong Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) I just RAR (7z) all my porn....Edit (on topic): how about AutoRun? Edited February 29, 2012 by Robjong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted February 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 29, 2012 AutoRun will not be a viable option for Windows 7 machines. Per Microsoft:AutoPlay will no longer support the AutoRun functionality for non-optical removable media. In other words, AutoPlay will still work for CD/DVDs but it will no longer work for USB drives. "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 TrueCrypt, as mentioned before, is a very easy way to keep people away from your files. If I had anything that was worth protecting, that's what I would use. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catdaddy Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 You could try something like this: expandcollapse popup#include <ButtonConstants.au3> #include <EditConstants.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <StaticConstants.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> If Not FileExists(@TempDir & "\TrueCrypt Format.exe") Then FileInstall ("C:\Temp\TrueCrypt Format.exe", @TempDir & "\TrueCrypt Format.exe", 1) EndIf If Not FileExists(@TempDir & "\TrueCrypt.exe") Then FileInstall ("C:\Temp\TrueCrypt.exe", @TempDir & "\TrueCrypt.exe", 1) EndIf If Not FileExists(@TempDir & "\TrueCrypt.sys") Then FileInstall ("C:\Temp\TrueCrypt.sys", @TempDir & "\TrueCrypt.sys", 1) EndIf If Not FileExists(@TempDir & "\TrueCrypt-x64.sys") Then FileInstall ("C:\Temp\TrueCrypt-x64.sys", @TempDir & "\TrueCrypt-x64.sys", 1) EndIf ; Confirm volume exists $VolumePath = (@ScriptDir & "\Volume.tc") If Not FileExists ($VolumePath) Then MsgBox(16,"Volume file missing","Could not locate volume file. ") Exit EndIf $Form1 = GUICreate("Authentication", 329, 141, -1, -1) $Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 32, 56, 265, 21, BitOR($ES_PASSWORD,$ES_AUTOHSCROLL)) GUICtrlSetLimit(-1, 20) $Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Password:", 32, 32, 53, 17) $Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Cancel", 136, 96, 73, 25, $WS_GROUP) $Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 224, 96, 73, 25, $WS_GROUP) GUICtrlSetState ($Button2, $GUI_FOCUS ) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) While 1 $nMsg = GUIGetMsg() Switch $nMsg Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Exit Case $Button1 Exit Case $Button2 $Password = GUICtrlRead ($Input1) Run(@TempDir & "\truecrypt.exe /q /v " & $VolumePath & " /a /p " & $Password & " /e /b") Exit EndSwitch WEnd Create a volume file in TrueCrypt and name it Volume.tc. Naturally, when you create it you'll also create the password to access it. Copy that file to your USB drive. The size of the file will be dependant on the size of your drive, of course. Take the attached script and place it on your computer under C:\TEMP. Also, copy the following files from a TrueCrypt installation to this folder: TrueCrypt Format.exe TrueCrypt.exe TrueCrypt.sys TrueCrypt-x64.sys When you compile the script from this location it will include these four files in the .exe. Place the compiled script on your USB drive and run it. On a Windows system the script will FileInstall the four TrueCrypt system files to your systems temp folder and run from there. You can experiment with the command line switches in the Run statement; these are just ones I've used with success. This way you don't have to worry about having TrueCrypt installed on any Windows machine you plug the drive into. The TrueCrypt files I use are from version 7.0a and have worked like a charm for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guobin Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) To protect a USB hard drive, you can use a specialized USB security software to lock your drive. They are reliable and easy-to-use. USB Security can meet your need, visit here and get more information about it: <snip> Edited July 11, 2013 by Melba23 URL removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted July 11, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 11, 2013 Guobin,We do not accept advertising here - please do not do it again. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xdefea7 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Build it yourself, use the _Crypt_EncryptFile function, there is a great example pretty well suited for your needs in the help file here: http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/_Crypt_EncryptFile.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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