drugo Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 hi i'm under windows w7 and i tried under xp sp3 well with truecrypt a create file container and a file key well i copied the file key in a folder , to make a test , and i setup the key path i found that doesn't work , i mean tc doesn't mount the volume what i did notice is: if the folder contains only 1 file , tc can mount the container if the folder contains more then one file , tc doesn't mount it in the help file , there is that tc should find the key in a folders with another files what's wrong? tried 64 and 32bit , same issue thanks cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Xinok Subscriber² Posted August 15, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted August 15, 2011 Truecrypt doesn't select keyfiles automatically. You must manually add the keyfiles when mounting the encrypted volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 drugo Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Truecrypt doesn't select keyfiles automatically. You must manually add the keyfiles when mounting the encrypted volume. thanks but in the guide/help there is By adding a folder in the keyfile dialog window (click Add Path), you specify a keyfile search path. All files found in the keyfile search path* will be used as keyfiles. and Keyfile search paths are especially useful if you, for example, store keyfiles on a USB memory stick that you carry with you. You can set the drive letter of the USB memory stick as a default keyfile search path. To do so, select Settings -> Default Keyfiles. Then clickAdd Path, browse to the drive letter assigned to the USB memory stick, and click OK. Now each time you mount a volume (and if the option Use keyfiles is checked in the password dialog window), TrueCrypt will scan the path and use all files that it finds on the USB memory stick as keyfiles. did you notice , there keyfiles and not keyfile thanks cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Xinok Subscriber² Posted August 16, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted August 16, 2011 did you notice , there keyfiles and not keyfile I see. Any file can be used as a keyfile, and Truecrypt volumes can be encrypted using two or more keyfiles. The problem you're having is that Truecrypt is using all of the files in that folder as keyfiles rather than just one. So if you want to add a path, you'll have to put the keyfile in a folder by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 drugo Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 I see. Any file can be used as a keyfile, and Truecrypt volumes can be encrypted using two or more keyfiles. The problem you're having is that Truecrypt is using all of the files in that folder as keyfiles rather than just one. So if you want to add a path, you'll have to put the keyfile in a folder by itself. thanks a lot , really might i ask a question ? Truecrypt volumes can be encrypted using two or more keyfiles i did not know about it how could i do it ? i mean how i create a container with 3 generated keyfiles? i did not find in the pdf guide cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Xinok Subscriber² Posted August 16, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted August 16, 2011 i mean how i create a container with 3 generated keyfiles? When creating a new volume or changing the password, you have the option to use keyfiles. From this window, simply add two or more keyfiles, and they'll all be used to encrypt the volume. However, you really don't need more than one keyfile. One keyfile is strong enough that it's virtually unbreakable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 drugo Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 When creating a new volume or changing the password, you have the option to use keyfiles. From this window, simply add two or more keyfiles, and they'll all be used to encrypt the volume. However, you really don't need more than one keyfile. One keyfile is strong enough that it's virtually unbreakable. thanks!! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hi
i'm under windows w7 and i tried under xp sp3
well with truecrypt a create file container and a file key
well i copied the file key in a folder , to make a test , and i setup the key path
i found that doesn't work , i mean tc doesn't mount the volume
what i did notice is:
if the folder contains only 1 file , tc can mount the container
if the folder contains more then one file , tc doesn't mount it
in the help file , there is that tc should find the key in a folders with another files
what's wrong?
tried 64 and 32bit , same issue
thanks
cheers
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