How To Password Protect Data On CDs or DVDs

Are you looking for a software that can protect your precious and confidential data on CD/DVD through a password means when the CD/DVD is inserted it asks for a password and if its right then displays the contents and if not then its shows nothing except password error message. The answer is yes, there are some softwares available that can protect your data whether its word files, pdf files, picture/images, movies, mp3 or any other  file. These softwares can easily make your CD/DVD password protected by using different encryption methods. No one can access your CD/DVD data without having the password to open it.

CryptCD

CryptCD is a privacy / security application that lets you conceal and encrypt your files in a portable way. Most programs just encrypt your files leaving other users wondering what’s in them. Concealing the files with a decoy system removes the curiosity about what files are there reducing the odds that someone will try

to get into your private information.

Once you create a CryptCD and burn the files to CD ( with your burner software ) it will work on other PC compatibles too so you can carry your sensitive files with you instead of trusting people with them on your system when your away.

The files you put on a CryptCD are not simply encrypted. They are strategically packed in to .dat files (with multiple files per .dat so you can’t tell where one file starts and the others begin making it very difficult to decrypt even if you could unpack them.)

When you view/run files from a CryptCD that file is copied and decrypted to your system temp directory while you work with it. When your done with that file it is automatically deleted from the drive ( multiple files can remain open at once ).


Master Voyager

 Master Voyager was especially designed to create password protected DVD/CD discs and USB Flash Drives (Pendrive). Protected Disc/Pendrive is fully autonomous and does not need any special software installed on computer. It is possible to create protected media on first computer and "play" it on a second computer with installed OS: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

Master Voyager would be helpful in the following situations:

• Password protected CD/DVD with large amount of sensitive data inside can be safely sent via usual postal mail
  
• Encrypted backups on CD/DVD can be kept in public places
  
• Encrypted USB Flash Drive can be stolen, but confidential documents will remain confidential.
  
• No need to decrypt files on DVD/Pen Drive before the use. Just enter password and work with any document on DVD/USB Flash Drive as with any usual storage device.

TrueCrypt

TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted volume (data storage device). On-the-fly encryption means that data is automatically encrypted or decrypted right before it is loaded or saved, without any user intervention. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys. Entire file system is encrypted (e.g., file names, folder names, contents of every file, free space, meta data, etc).

Main Features: 
 - Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
- Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.
- Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).
- Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
- Parallelization and pipelining allow data to be read and written as fast as if the drive was not encrypted.
- Encryption can be hardware-accelerated on modern processors.
- Provides plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password: Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system.