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Posted: 1/1/2008 3:50:43 PM EDT
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Someone on here did an EXCELLENT post a year or two ago.Popped up a few times.One of teh best things I've ever seen on here.
Birth certs,SS,bank account info,credit cards stuff, titles,wills,paystubs,manuals,inventories,etc And it was all wrapped in a secure package. Hopefully, someone has a link to it. |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 3:52:09 PM EDT
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I keep deeds, titles, insurance info., birth certificate, driver's license, vaccination records, medical info., bank statements, etc. I wouldn't want to lose it!
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Posted: 1/1/2008 4:36:42 PM EDT
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make sure you use some type of cryp software like trucryp to protect it. that info isn't something you want falling out of your pocket unprotected
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Posted: 1/1/2008 4:50:35 PM EDT
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I use one of these.
IronKey The ultimate when it comes to data security and privacy. Hell... it's even got a self-destruct sequence. 
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Posted: 1/1/2008 4:50:38 PM EDT
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I used to torrent some public domain books, but
the hard disk gave out this summer and I lost them. |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 4:57:36 PM EDT
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These are the SHIT - I own a 4GB and I LOVE IT. Excellent choice. |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 5:04:05 PM EDT
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Ditto on the IronKey. Have yet to pick one up for personal use, but have used them for work in the past. I do advise to use the backup though. It has saved my but several times when some JA thought they knew the password and tried to access my stuff while I was sleeping.
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Posted: 1/1/2008 6:01:30 PM EDT
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What do you have to put on the USB drive to be able to read a PDF file on a computer without the normal Adobe readers?
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Posted: 1/1/2008 6:14:23 PM EDT
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portableapps.com/apps These folks have a whole suite of apps that you can get in one file or if you want you can pick and choose here is a PDF reader. Sumatra PDF Portable the portable PDF viewer Sumatra PDF Portable is the lightweight Sumatra PDF packaged as a portable app, so you can view PDF files on the go. You can place it on your USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive or a CD and use it on any computer, without leaving any personal information behind. |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 6:22:14 PM EDT
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I dont have any experience using IronKey but I've been playing with the Corsair Micro Padlock. They use a hardware based locking system thats platform independent. So far I have no complaints with it.
www.corsairmicro.com/products/padlock.aspx Newegg has the 2 gig for $35.00 |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 6:24:44 PM EDT
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Where does one get these pdf's? |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 6:26:03 PM EDT
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You can try Foxit |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 6:41:23 PM EDT
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e.g. www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/index.html losdos.dyndns.org:8080/public/shtf/ ar-jedi |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 6:58:56 PM EDT
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archive.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=123&t=460965 archive.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=123&t=496737 archive.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=123&t=504485 ar-jedi ETA:
ETA #2 ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/05/10/03/2214221.shtml?tid=126&tid=198&tid=4 |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 7:00:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/1/2008 7:03:49 PM EDT
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The Hesperian Foundation website has downloadable versions of the "Where there is no..." series of booklets. (Reportedly, the entire "Where there is no Doctor" booklet can be downloaded in one fell swoop at this link, rather than having to download each chapter individually). Slightly OT, but why is there no comprehensive list of downloadable survival-related publications in the ARFCOM "Essential Survival Guides & Fiction" forum? 
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Posted: 1/1/2008 7:13:54 PM EDT
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+ 1,048,576. the HUGE ADVANTAGE with using TrueCrypt over a "hardware encrypted USB drive" is that you can store, copy, transmit, duplicate, etc etc your TrueCrypt vault (= a file) as many times as you want, in as many places as you want, on as many types of media as you want. in other words, you fell into the water, your USB key is ruined? no problem, your TrueCrypt vault is also on your PC's hard drive at home, on your PC at work, on another USB flash drive in your BOB, on another USB flash drive in your BOV center console, on a CD at your parents house in a drawer, on a CD in a safe deposit box in a bank, on a networked server fileshare on the other side of the world, etc etc etc. 2 is 1, 1 is none. having one HW-encrypted store of your stuff is a single point of failure. ar-jedi ETA, from a prior post
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Posted: 1/1/2008 7:21:59 PM EDT
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... Cool, been looking for something of this nature myself - thanks |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 7:31:21 PM EDT
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FYI: TrueCrypt "How to Create and Use a TrueCrypt Container": www.truecrypt.org/docs/tutorial.php click "Next" at the bottom to continue on. IMPORTANT NOTE: in almost all cases, you want to use TrueCrypt to make encrypted CONTAINERS, not encrypted PARTITIONS or DEVICES. from www.truecrypt.org/docs/truecrypt-volume.php
rest of info here: www.truecrypt.org/docs/ ar-jedi |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 7:44:08 PM EDT
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unix/linux fluent?
now go get some coffee, it'll be a half hour or so. ar-jedi |
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Posted: 1/1/2008 8:15:36 PM EDT
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I have all my private information published in a public directory on the Internet as well as on a thumbdrive which I up date from time-to-time. My major ID documents - passport (first few pages), driver's license, SSN card, DD-250, and my government ID are hosted on a public photo site for me. I've encrypted them using a stegography program which buries one document inside of another - in my case .jpg pictures. I could post one right here and you wouldn't know the difference. Without the right decryption program and pass phrase you'd have a nearly impossible time of breaking the file.
There are programs which can see out a stego fingerprint but breaking it is a whole 'nutther matter.
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Posted: 1/1/2008 9:22:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/1/2008 9:33:19 PM EDT
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Tag
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Posted: 1/1/2008 9:51:21 PM EDT
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why in hell wud ya wanna encrypt anything in a true SHTF scenario - there wont be any electric and scavengers could give a shit less about ure personal shit on ure comp - they be lookin for food and guns/bullets - put sumthin useful like all the firefox books - most can be found on the net - and then again u could put all the free games for the kids - but ya better have some power - and thats my 2 cents - i could go on but thats my rave for tonite
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Posted: 1/1/2008 11:06:26 PM EDT
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A true SHTF scenario is not likely to be the MadMax TEOTWAWKI fantasy that you're bucking for. It's more likely to be a personal SHFT situation like a house fire, earthquake, flood, burglary, etc.... Having important documents contained on a secure flash drive is not only smart, it might just save your family's livelihood. It's not all about bullets 'n beanie weenies, my friend. |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 2:59:25 AM EDT
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I go about ENCRYPTION in a somewhat different manner than listed by several above...
Rather than create ONE large encrypted data file with all the files inside, I encrypt SMALL GROUPS of similar files using PGP's "self decrypting" feature, which is an EXECUTABLE file, so PGP program to decrypt is self-contained, no need for PGP on host computer. I compartmentalize the data... just as the pros do (.gov/.mil/cia/nsa/etc) This allows you to OPEN (decrypt) only the DATA NEEDED for task at hand (ID checkpoint, for example), yet keep your more SENSITIVE DATA secured and encrypted. With the CONTAINER method, once you mount (decrypt) the container, ALL YOUR DATA is exposed and open (unless you have encrypted containers INSIDE encrypted containers [nested]). That is RISKY, as you do not know what computer you may need to use, where you may be, or who may be looking over your shoulder. Your pics of your firearms or SHTF data may not be what you want "exposed" at a border checkpoint, for example. My method: I first zip up the "grouped files", which XP makes simple (send to> compressed folder). I then encrypt the zip with PGP using self-contained .exe feature (credit_cards.sda.exe) This file is now encrypted with ultra-strong 1024 or 2048 bit algorithms yet only contains the files needed for a SPECIFIC PURPOSE or NEED. I then store these files in appropriate directories for easy access... This also helps with possible DATA CORRUPTION as well. If an encrypted container (one large file) gets CORRUPTED somehow, all your data is USELESS, as it is all in one file. Yet if you use DISTRIBUTED methodology, if one file gets corrupted only that data is gone, yet your other data files are still usable. The same "self-extracting / self-contained" feature is available on most decent encryption programs, so PGP is not needed. I just use PGP since I am familiar with it and have used it for over a decade, way back in the "crypto war" days. I presently still use the Cyber-Knights Templar version 08 of PGP 6.5.8 for Windows (no key length limitations). Rmpl |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 3:01:34 AM EDT
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from WV.... nuf' said. Rmpl |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 4:26:48 AM EDT
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The only problem I have with the USB drive is that you need a computer to view it's contents. I on the other hand, I'm putting all my info on a SD card. The reason I'm doing that is so I can view it on my PDA. My PDA is also my GPS system, my personal library, my address book, my video game system, my mp3 player, my DVD player, and my viewable photo album. That way I can view all my documents (including .pdf files) any time I need to, with out having to find a computer to borrow. It also come with some security software, or you can use some of the software that some of the members have suggested. They also make small adapters, so you can use the SD card in a USB slot, just like a USB drive. The SD card is so small you can even put in you wallet. Just something for you to think about.
Thank you asking about this subject, I have gotten a lot of great info on what to add to my SHIF SD card. |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 5:24:49 AM EDT
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tag
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Posted: 1/2/2008 6:38:56 AM EDT
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I've been wanting to scan every picture in our house and put it in a safe deposit box. If a fire ever hits our
house it won't be as bad as if all of our pictures were burned up. |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 6:46:20 AM EDT
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OST
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Posted: 1/2/2008 7:57:21 AM EDT
[#32]
Great idea! Which PDA do you use? |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 8:27:42 AM EDT
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Fantastic info in this thread. Thanks for posting it.
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Posted: 1/2/2008 8:28:27 AM EDT
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if the SHTF and you still have power, then the SH has not hit TF. Things like Where there is no doctor/dentist should be kept in printed format, so you can use it when there really is no doctor/dentist. Now insurance info, mortgage, important docs, identity confirming documents, pictures of property that the tornado destroyed that you can show your claims adjuster, that stuff should all go on the Drive. |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 8:48:38 AM EDT
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taggage
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Posted: 1/2/2008 9:43:44 AM EDT
[#36]
Exactly. I have a 2gb micro SD card that can go in my (windows mobile) phone/pda - anything that isn't secure I can access on the PDA, everything else is truecrypted on the same card and can be accessed on a PC through a (tiiny) USB adapter. |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 9:51:15 AM EDT
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The Corsair Survivor is rugged, fast and dependable, and comes with Truecrypt preinstalled. It's got a little bulk on it compared to the thumb drives, but it will take a beating.
Alpine |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 10:17:42 AM EDT
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Great thread. I use a tiny flash drive (a Crucial Gizmo Jr) that stays in my wallet, which means I always have it.
The drive I use:  Sold at Newegg.com |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 10:31:02 AM EDT
[#39]
taggage
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Posted: 1/2/2008 11:00:54 AM EDT
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Please remember that these usb drives have a limited life span. In my experience this type of memory has a 5-6 year max life span (perhaps longer or shorter depending on who made it) before they begin to have retention problems. Not saying it's not a good idea, just don't mislead yourself into believing they last forever.
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Posted: 1/2/2008 12:06:17 PM EDT
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With the SD card you can get a reader that will make it work just like jumpdrive so you get both options. Link |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 12:10:05 PM EDT
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I've already got an SD card reader that works with USB. What I'm lacking is a PDA that can read either SD or USB drives. Preferably one that uses Palm OS. |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 12:44:24 PM EDT
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Some newer phones have a memory card in them, my nokia has a 1 gb card, and with a standard mini USB cable, any computer can read the file system. I always have my phone with me. just a thought.
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Posted: 1/2/2008 12:51:22 PM EDT
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Encryption isn't so much for protecting your sensitive data after THSHTF as it is for protecting your data before TSHTF. Carrying around your family's birth certificates, Social Security Numbers, bank account and credit card info, etc. on an unencypted drive (or even an unencrypted laptop) is like walking around with a huge PLEASE STEAL MY IDENTITY AND CLEAN OUT MY CHECKING ACCOUNT!!! sign pasted on your forehead. |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 3:29:53 PM EDT
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f'ing classic! ar-jedi |
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Posted: 1/2/2008 4:33:45 PM EDT
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I am currently using an Ipaq 2215, it uses both SD and compact flash cards. However I am thinking of upgrading to the new Ipaq 111. Mostly due to damage to my old unit, and I would like to have a faster processor.
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Posted: 1/2/2008 8:13:11 PM EDT
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When that forum first opened I posted several new threads that were each dedicated to a different survival related topic. Only one got any real interest and was thankfully tacked. I have been trying to maintain the links and update with pertinent content as I find stuff. There was some discussion about creating a "Forum Resources" section above the regular threads, much like the AR-15 Ammo forum has, to cover such non fiction topics but it never materialized and I have no idea why - might have something to do with the abundance of fiction threads in the forum. Pick a subject and start a new thread and I'll do what I can to support it! 
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Posted: 1/4/2008 8:43:14 AM EDT
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Any more links to important files, programs, etc? I'm still looking to add things.
And for questions like "but you won't have a computer if SHTF", as has been stated, SHTF isn't necessarily a total breakdown of society or "Lights Out" scenario, it can also include localized disasters or personal disasters like fire, earthquake, flood, etc. which is why i'm asking for both ideas on what documents to have stored as well as survival manual things. I also back up and send copies of important info to both my parents and the in-laws for safe keeping, but as is almost cliche here, 2 is 1, 1 is none. |
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Posted: 1/4/2008 9:07:14 AM EDT
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Wow, thanks to this thread, I'm up and running with TrueCrypt (awesome) and well on my way to having my docs scanned and backed up. Installed my old Epson flatbed last night (thank goodness they still support drivers for it) and scanned my wallet stuff. Tonight I'm hitting the safe and zapping all that stuff too.
Special thanks to AR-Jedi for a great list of documents to gather. |
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Posted: 2/12/2008 4:56:38 PM EDT
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tag
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