Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Linux
Features:
Features:
- Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
- Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a storage device such as USB flash drive.
- Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
- Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password: 1) Hidden volume (steganography – more information may be found here). 2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
- Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: LRW.
Changelog:
- Full compatibility with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista
- TrueCrypt volume is automatically dismounted if its host device is inadvertently removed.
- Important: You should always dismount the volume in TrueCrypt and then use the "Safely Remove Hardware" function (built in Windows) before you physically remove the host device (e.g. a USB flash drive).
- Support for devices and file systems that use a sector size other than 512 bytes (e.g., new hard drives, USB flash drives, DVD-RAM, MP3 players, etc.)
- Support for devices with a GPT partition table (GUID partitions). (Windows Vista/2003/XP)
- After a partition is successfully encrypted, the drive letter assigned to it (if any) is automatically removed. (Windows)
- Volume name (label) is displayed in device/partition selector. (Windows)
- New hotkey: 'Wipe Cache'. (Windows)
- New command line switch '/q background' for launching the TrueCrypt Background Task. (Windows)
- Portions of the TrueCrypt device driver redesigned.
- Maximum allowed size of FAT32 volumes increased to 2 TB (note that NTFS volumes can be larger than 2 TB).
- Traveller Disk Setup improved. (Windows)
- Volumes hosted on read-only media will always be mounted in read-only mode. (Windows)
- Improved support for big-endian platforms.
- The built-in FAT format facility now functions correctly on big-endian platforms.
- Improved handling of partitions and devices during volume creation. (Windows)
- Improved handling of low-memory conditions. (Windows)
- Fixed bug that rarely caused system errors when dismounting all volumes. (Windows)
- Tray icon is recreated when Windows Explorer is restarted (e.g. after a system crash).
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes (Windows and Linux )
Download: TrueCrypt 4.3
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Link: Home Page | Forum Discussion (Thanks Cyber Dog)
Best OTFE encryption; and it's free! Too bad it doesn't encrypt the boot partition.
Last edited by shade88 on 19 Mar 2007 - 23:40
p.s. this is the best on-the-fly encryption program out there if you ask me
i use this program often and it's VERY STABLE in my opinion as it never failed on me even once and i been using it for close to 2 years now.
Last edited by ThaCrip on 20 Mar 2007 - 05:26
Now this is something more flexible than BitLocker, and for free...
Sure, missing the key chip support, but it's better in all other aspects.
TrueCrypt is much better in my opinion.... since it's opensource which means anyone can look at the code and see if it contains flaws etc etc etc.
basically to sum it up TrueCrypt is about as good as it's going to get for software encryption.
just a well made program.
Last edited by ThaCrip on 20 Mar 2007 - 08:09
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