Jan 13, 2011 10:10:22 AM, os...@debian.org wrote:

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Hi,

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 08:11:04AM -0600, John W Foster wrote:
> I recently lost a USB stick. It didn't have any thing of a security
> concern on it but got me to thinking. Does anyone know of an application
> that will; encrypt the drive completely; 

Linux kernel :-)

http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/PartmanCrypto

> start at boot time; ask for a
> secure log in & if after say 2 or 3 tries; 

Are you trying to use USB key as boot device?

> with appropriate warnings of
> impending doom; 

> will not only lock the person out but completely destroy
> the drive, so it can never be recovered. Oh and of course works on any
> OS?
> Yes I know its a lot but just wondering??
> 
> John

Anyway, Debian can be installed root device being encrypted in squeeze
d-i.
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Sorry but this needs to run in a windows environment also. Thats the rub...


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