May-20-2014 03:24 PM
May-31-2014 08:02 AM
1492 wrote:Yeah, I see that now, sorry. My reading comprehension is apparently pathetic today.
I wasn't referring to Truecrypt 7.2 which is pointless w/no encryption capabilities? :h
Comment was for auditing the fork Veracrypt.
May-31-2014 07:29 AM
May-31-2014 06:09 AM
May-31-2014 05:30 AM
bwanshoom wrote:1492 wrote:There's no point in auditing the new version (7.2). It's already been shown to have been gutted: encryption has been removed (it only decrypts), it deletes the help file if found on the system, displays notices about the software being insecure all over the place, etc. I can't imagine anyone installing 7.2 for any reason.BroncosFan wrote:
Veracrypt is a fork of TrueCrypt.
Has an independent audit of its modified code been done? I think the safer approach is to let the original Truecrypt audit to continue, and go on from there?
The Open Crypto Audit Project has stated they will complete the audit already in progress of 7.1, though.
May-31-2014 05:11 AM
1492 wrote:There's no point in auditing the new version (7.2). It's already been shown to have been gutted: encryption has been removed (it only decrypts), it deletes the help file if found on the system, displays notices about the software being insecure all over the place, etc. I can't imagine anyone installing 7.2 for any reason.
Has an independent audit of its modified code been done? I think the safer approach is to let the original Truecrypt audit to continue, and go on from there?
May-30-2014 05:48 PM
BroncosFan wrote:
Veracrypt is a fork of TrueCrypt.
May-30-2014 05:43 PM
1492 wrote:
There is also an independent repository of virtually all versions of Truecrypt at truecrypt-archive.
Truecrypt is just too good an app to just fade away?
May-30-2014 05:37 PM
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May-30-2014 01:51 PM
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May-30-2014 06:01 AM
mlts22 wrote:Before using either BitLocker or BestCrypt, etc I suggest reading the reader comments on Bruce Schneier's blog - https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/05/truecrypt_wtf.html
For Windows, I use BitLocker because it is available, and very easy to deal with. However, for cross platform compatibility, I may end up moving back to Jetico's BestCrypt (a program I used before TrueCrypt was out for both containers and system encryption.) It isn't open source, but it does have hidden container protection.
Another option I might do is look at Symantec's Encryption Desktop (formerly PGP Desktop.) It works on Mac, Windows, and Linux, and offers the only public key protection on data volumes out there. This is an excellent product, but not cheap, although the source code is downloadable.
May-30-2014 03:17 AM
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