Password Protection to USB drive without any Software

oday I'm gonna talk about USB Drives.
I'll show you a simple trick to lock your USB drive without using any 3rd party software.
Most of the people doesn't like other people checking their personal files and folder on USB, including me. This insecure situation creates a huge space to theft our personal data by someone. If you use password protection to your USB, you can reduce the data theft.

Lots of USB password protect software available in present market, but you want to pay money to use it for lifetime. If you're using Windows you don't need any software.

So let's see how to set a password protect on your USB without using any software.

Insert your USB drive to computer
Click on Start
In "Search programs and files" box, type Bitlocker Drive Encryption
Now launch that application.

Then look for your USB drive and click on Turn on Bitlocker

Windows will ask you to set a password. 
Now set a strong password.

Click on Next

If you want save the password in a safe place.
And click on Next

Now click on Star Encrypting

That's all !!! :)
From right now if someone tries to access your USB, Windows will ask him/her to enter the current password.

Syskey

To open the SAM Lock Tool, type syskey in start search and hit Enter.

Click on Update, for the default option of Encryption enabled.

Select the Password Startup option, if you want to require a password to start Windows. Make sure you use a strong password - you can use one here which is 12 to 128 characters long! If you do not want to exercise this option, keep it unselected.

If you choose to Store Startup Key Locally, it will store a key as a part of the operating system and no interaction is required from the user during system startup. If you chose this option, ie Store Startup Key Locally, and click OK, you will get a message saying that the Account database start-up key was changed.

Click OK again and the utility will exit. Now every time your computer boots, if you had opted for the Password Startup option, you will be asked to enter a Startup Password, before you can proceed to log in using your login credentials.

If you select Store Startup Key on Floppy Disk, to store the system startup password on a floppy disk and clicked OK, you will be asked to insert your floppy or in our case the USB stick – no one uses a floppy these days – so you may use a USB stick.

It is important to note that the media has to be mounted on Drive A. Using Disk Management, you can ofcourse always first assign this drive letter to your USB thumb drive, before running SysKey.

Once you have inserted your USB stick, click OK. The Startup key will now be saved on your USB stick!

Now to login in to your computer, you will need to insert the USB stick first, when you boot your computer. If you do not insert the USB stick, you will not be able to login. When you insert the USB stick, Windows loads the encryption key from drive ‘A’ – which is where you will have inserted your USB. If you have set a password, you will be asked to enter it, before you can proceed to enter your login credentials.

Disable Syskey

To reverse this action and disable SysKey, run SysKey again and this time choose to Store Startup Key Locally.

Incidentally, way back in 1999, a security hole was found in SysKey which allowed it to be hacked with the help of some brute force attacking tools. But a fix for this SysKey Bug was later released and the hole patched up.

The SAM Lock Tool may not provide fool-proof security – at least not from professional hackers – but at least it is one additional layer of security – apart from using BitLocker – you can give to your Windows 7 computer.

If you have liked this post, you might want to check out some more, on topics like Features,Security.

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1. Download the text file
2. Create a Bookmarklet in Firefox or Chrome

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>> Open your firefox/chrome browser
>> Right Click on the Bookmark Bar and Select "New Bookmark..."
**A New Windows Pops Up**
>>In the Name: (put any name you want)
>> In the Location: enter the javascript code given below
>> CLick on "ADD"
>> You are Done

3. Go to the site with the Survey
4. Select a survey when you are in the site
5. After redirection to the survey, click on the bookmarklet
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Steps to format a pendrive using command prompt window

• First, insert your thum drive into the usb port

• Open my computer and find out the drive specification letter for your usb drive. For example, in my case it's H:

• Open command prompt ( start>>Run = "cmd" without quotes )

• Type format<space>"your drive letter" and press Enter twice  |    in my case.

    C:\Documents and Settings\Tomin>format h:

• Now the command prompt setup will verify the file system and ask you to enter a name for your drive - Volume label

• After giving a volume label, press Enter

How to Set Up a FTP Server On Your Computer

Step-1:

First of all you have to get an static IP-Address.
Need a a static ip-address for ur FTP Server.Necessity for getting this static ip-address is you are not suppose to use ur own IP-Address.The main reason is you dont want to show ur IP-Address to everyone , there are many other reasons too but leave them aside..

1) Goto no-ip website & create urself a free account.


2) Now your account been created & you will receive ur account password via mail to ur email address.


3) After getting your password login to your account of no-ip.com
4.After getting logged in, click upon add a HOST its on the left menu.


5) Type any hostname you want (eg:-abc) & select any domain from the given list (eg:-ftpserve.com) Click on Submit.


6) Now you have owned your own static address (example: abc.serveftp.com)


7) Now click downloads button which is present above on the page & click on which operating system you are using & then download DNS update client....


8) After getting downloaded, you have to install this software & login here with ur email addresss & p/w when asked for it.


9) At last tick on the check box present at the static address.


10) You have your own static web address.

Step-2:
Installation & setting of the FTP-Server

• 1) You have to install Serv-U 4.1.03 , google it.

2) Run Serv-U & use the wizard to setup ur FTP.


3) Click on next until you have been asked for IP-Address, leave it as it is & click upon next.


4) Enter ur domain name you have registered (example: abc.serveftp.com) it above in the domain field & click upon next.


5) you will be asked for anonymous access, select No & click upon next.


6) Next you will be asked for creating a named account, select yes & click upon next.


7) Choose any user name u wish (eg:-xyz) & click upon next.


8) Enter password for dis account (eg:-adc341) for security purpose choose difficult password.


9) U ll be asked for da home directory for the account which u have created above.Select directory & click upon next.


10) Click on yes for locking this account to the home directory, doing this the user cannot further move up into home directory, click upon next.


11) At last ur account has been created click finish.

Step-3:
Configuring the user accounts which you have been created.

1) On the left tree-menu, select the account which u have been created above & den click upon General Tab.


2) Goto Hide 'Hidden' Files.


3) Check Allow only and enter the number one in the box.


4) Set da maximum downloading speed upto wat extent you want. As this is an account so many will be using so set it low(eg:-10-20) to save your bandwidth. Don't leave it blank as uers can download with full bandwidth.


5) choose how many users you want to login at on time. It depends on your connection speed try these (56 - 1, ISDN - 3, ADSL or cable - 5-6 users.)


6) Click upon Dir Access Tab.


7) Now you can see home folder here.Highlight it & make ur permission.


8) If u want only users to download check only these Read,List & Inherit.


9) If you want your users to upload into your server & but to only one particular folder but not to download, click upon the add button & then select that folder, Now you have to highlight that folder & set these permissions on that folder. Check,Write, Append,List,Create & Inherit after setting these permissions click on the arrow which is present at the bottom right-hand corner.You want this upload folder 2 be list first, before the home folder.


10) If there is any folder which you dont want anyone to access it, & it is present in the home folder, den click the add button & then select the folder.Now you have to highlight that folder & see that no all the checkboxes are left. After doing this click upon upper arrow which is present at bottom right hand corner.


11) There are many things you can do, These are only the basics....


12) Your server is now ready to be connected..


13) Login with your username & password...