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TrueCrypt

Posted on 24 June 2009

From: truecrypt.org

WARNING: The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014. Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues.
Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Main Features:

• Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.


• Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.


• Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).


• Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.


• Parallelization and pipelining allow data to be read and written as fast as if the drive was not encrypted.


• Provides plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
  Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system.


• Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: XTS.

 

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