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TrueCrypt is a disk encryption add-on for Windows, Linux and other operating systems. It is no longer maintained.

TrueCrypt is an open-source utility that encrypts a disk partition or a container for files. It is available for Windows, Linux, OS X and some other Unix systems. It is no longer maintained; several maintained forks of the project exist, including VeraCrypt .

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Is TrueCrypt not secure now and should I stop using it?

The official TrueCrypt webpage now states: WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues This page exists only to help migrate existing data encrypted by TrueCrypt. The development of TrueCrypt was ended in…
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What is the problem with TrueCrypt?

Since a few days, the Sourceforge project page of TrueCrypt is displaying a message saying: WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues And, the authors are even encouraging users to switch for Microsoft…
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Can TrueCrypt encrypt SSDs without performance problems?

I am running windows 7 prof on a SSD (mSATA). My CPU i7-3610QM has AES-NI-support. I want to encrypt my SSD with truecrypt with AES. But I am really unsure if this is a good idea because of (a) the performance and (b) the lifetime of my ssd. About…
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Plausible deniability with TrueCrypt

If I have a TrueCrypt container with a capacity of 2 GB which I use to fill 1 GB with real, hidden data, and leave the other GB for decoy data, then if I need to reveal a password and give out the decoy password, can't the attacker simply fill the…
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How can TrueCrypt encrypt a System Drive on a live OS?

When setting up whole disk encryption with TrueCrypt, one re-boot is required to test the operation of the TrueCrypt Boot Loader. After this reboot is when actual encryption of the system takes place. The encryption process takes place while the…
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using truecrypt keyfiles with weak passwords

I'm using Truecrypt and I have multiple volumes on multiple computers. Keeping each of the 20+ character passwords straight is getting complicated, so I want to use keyfiles. Since the password is being combined with 1024 bytes from the keyfile,…
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Can the TrueCrypt hash be slowed down?

I have read that TrueCrypt uses ~2k SHA-1 hashes on the password. The iteration count is part of the TrueCrypt specification and is 2000 for SHA1, 2000 for RIPEMD-160 and 1000 for Whirlpool (because Whirlpool is more advanced and computationally…
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Conspicuous changes in the encrypted Truecrypt container

I have a backup of my important data in the cloud with a given size of several gigs. To prevent snooping the data is inside a TrueCrypt container and everything which will be transmitted is the TrueCrypt container (no hidden volume). Because…
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Read-write mount both hidden + regular TrueCrypt volume at same time?

Can I read-write mount both a regular TrueCrypt volume AND a hidden volume inside the regular volume at the same time? The general idea would be to use the outer volume for non-sensitive stuff and the inner hidden volume for sensitive stuff.
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Erasing Truecrypt keyfile(s) after volume has been mounted

To improve security to some extent, I use keyfile generation technique (to change an existing file into an actual keyfile). The actual keyfile is stored on volatile file system that doesn't survive computer reboot. The question is, whether I may…
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How is Truecrypt any safer than just password-protection?

I'm not into security and encryption at all, I'm just a Truecrypt user. So maybe it's a very noob-question, but I can't figure it out. When I make a Truecrypt container, it will encrypt everything inside it. When I want to open the container, I open…
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TrueCrypt on shared cloud folder (Dropbox, Skydrive,...)

So here's the situation: I have a Skydrive folder that is shared with all of my colleagues at work. For added security we would like to encrypt our Skydrives with TrueCrypt. But what will happen when I upload or change a file in Skydrive? Will my…
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When using keyfiles with TrueCrypt how does the file size and/or number of files affect the difficulty of breaking into the container?

I'm looking at setting up an encrypted container with TrueCrypt (surprise) but I'm not sure whether I should use multiple files or if a large file would make any difference. Does the file size or number of files matter beyond the fact that you would…
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Keeping TrueCrypt keyfiles in plain sight

If I create a TrueCrypt volume and secure it with a password and a keyfile, is there any way that someone who has access to my computer would be able to tell that the volume requires a keyfile to decrypt? If not, then if I store the keyfile on my…
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How safe are Truecrypt-file containers?

I have a question regarding the security of Truecrypt-encrypted-file containers. I know that there are security leaks in the software that allow to access an encrypted drive but can this technique be used to open an encrypted file container? I am…
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