encrypt and password protect usb flash

[falkenberg_cph]

Hi
First, I have searched the forum for an answer, no luck.

I want to create a secure usb flash for different important stuff.

I want it to be usable across different machines with different OS and user rights - Ubuntu, Osx, XP (no privileges).

Main priority is password protection.
Secondary priority is encryption.

Is this possible?

Thanks
Carsten

[salvachn]

Use Truecrypt. It is open source, and among the best cross platform encryption tools. You can allocate most of your drive for a TrueCrypt volume, leaving some space to store the binaries for different platforms.
Take a look here:http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/14/enc...th-true-crypt/

[falkenberg_cph]

Yeah, should have said I allready tried that (on a ubuntu partition). But as far as I remember, I need to have Truecrypt installed on the computer for it to work. I want a USB I can use everywhere, also on systems where i don't have admin privileges.