Transparent Encryption for External Storage Media with Mobile-Compatible Key Management by Crypto Ciphershield

Abstract

Evidently, there is a widespread adoption of external storage devices in contemporary situations, including USB sticks, SD cards, and flash memory devices. If, on the other hand, these devices are misplaced or lost, the presence of sensitive data on them can provide a potential security risk. The currently available encryption solutions frequently have usability issues, which necessitate that users continually input keys or login credentials across a variety of portable devices. The study offers a solution that overcomes these difficulties by integrating key caching with time-delayed deletion within the MobileShielded Encryption Framework (MoSEF). This method is our reaction to the problem. There are two distinct iterations of this idea that we have developed. The initial version, which functions flawlessly even in the absence of deliberate user intervention, achieves this by restricting the use of external storage to only temporary data transfers.Within the file system, the second variant makes it possible to handle numerous encryption keys for different files. This is made possible by a trusted host on the file system. By eliminating the need to share keys or passwords, timed key caching significantly improves both the level of security and the level of usability of a system. In addition to ensuring interoperability with mobile devices, our solution, which is incorporated within the MoSEF architecture, provides plaintext encryption for external storage media. To reduce the likelihood of data breaches and illegal access, this strategy offers users a mechanism that is both convenient and safe for managing sensitive data when they are on the move.