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!
1 Answer
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.
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Thanks for updating your comment, I will check out FreeOTFE and let you know!– JerryJan 30, 2012 at 17:38
cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdxY crypt && mount /dev/mapper/crypt /mount/point
should work, just change the partition and mount target.