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Install disk encryption support and write random data to your device.

sudo apt-get install cryptsetup
sudo time dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdX bs=1M

Made sure the dm-crypt kernal module is installed.

sudo modprobe dm_crypt

Now format your device with FAT32 using GParted

Encrypt your dive.

sudo cryptsetup -c aes -s 256 luksFormat /dev/sdb1

Open the container.

sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdb1 stephen-usb

Format the container.

sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/mapper/stephen-usb -n “stephen-usb″

Close the container.

sudo cryptsetup luksClose norrs-usb1
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