TrueCrypt

Description: Create a virtual encrypted disk within a file, or a device-hosted encrypted volume on either an individual partition or ... more

TrueCrypt ... an entire storage device.

Newest Review: ... of Open Source it comes in flavours for Windows (XP and Vista only), MacOS and Linux. The installation of TrueCrypt (for Windows, the only version I have used) could not be simpler. It comes as a Windows setup .exe. Download it, click on it and very soon you are ready to go. So, the first thing you will want to do is create somewhere to hide those secrets. For that you need to decide ... more

... what sort of vault or safe (called a container) you want. The most common type of container is simply a Windows file. You can however, if you want, use TrueCrypt to encrypt an entire partition or, for instance, an entire external device, such as a USB mem...more

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TrueCrypt: We all have secrets... True (1192 words)
by - written on 31/10/08 (Very useful, 492 readings)
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...but how to make sure that they stay secret? Most especially, how do we make sure that the secrets we keep on our computers don't get into undesirable hands? You know the sort of thing, passwords, PIN numbers, User Ids... Of course, I know that the recommendation is that you never keep such things on your computer, just like you should never write down your credit card PIN. However, if you're anything like me you've got dozens, if not hundreds of the things. No one, unless you are Mr Memory, is going to remember all of those, other than the ones you use all the time. Some time ago I wrote a review of CryptainerLE. This was a "lite" ... Read the complete review

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