Some notes on setting up TrueCrypt on a USB stick.
Can a volume be automatically mounted whenever its host device gets connected to the computer?
Yes. For example, if you have a TrueCrypt container on a USB flash drive and you want TrueCrypt to mount it automatically when you insert the USB flash drive into the USB port, follow these steps:
- Mount the volume (to the drive letter to which you want it to be mounted every time).
- Right-click the mounted volume in the drive list in the main TrueCrypt window and select ‘Add to Favorites‘.
- The Favorites Organizer window should appear now. In this window, enable the option ‘Mount selected volume when its host device gets connected‘ and click OK.
Then, when you insert the USB flash drive into the USB port, you will be asked for the volume password (and/or keyfiles) (unless it is cached) and if it is correct, the volume will be mounted.
Note: TrueCrypt will not prompt you for a password if you have enabled caching of the pre-boot authentication password (Settings > ‘System Encryption‘) and the volume uses the same password as the system partition/drive.
http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=truecrypt-portable
http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=how-to-back-up-securely
http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=volume-mounted-as-removable-medium