[Fedora-livecd-list] Questions on livecd-iso-to-disk

[Williamson Grant]

Hi all, a couple of questions.

Has anyone created a simple process to turn a livecd/livedvd directly  
to a compressed usb image, i.e. bypassing the need
to have a usb key itself.  Reasoning I am asking, I want to build and  
maintain usb images on a remote server.

Has anyone already implemented full liveusb encryption(not just home)  
with overlay, home. Or is the performance just too slow?

Thanks to all who have worked on these tools.