Is there an alternative to truecrypt?
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Is there an alternative to truecrypt?
Is there an alternative to truecrypt for Windows and Linux?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_disk_encryption_software
Allegedly TrueCrypt is sufficient to defeat the FBI ...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/28/brazil_banker_crypto_lock_out/
Allegedly TrueCrypt is sufficient to defeat the FBI ...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/28/brazil_banker_crypto_lock_out/
Re: Is there an alternative to truecrypt?
Why do you think so?bark_bark_bark wrote:truecrypt is not safe
BTW, I keep an eye on on IsTrueCryptAuditedYet and saw this yesterday:
Well, not so bad, after all.https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-truecrypt-audit#activity wrote:We are pleased to announce that Phase I of the audit is complete. 11 vulnerabilities were found, all rated Low to Medium severity. To date, we have found no 0-Day critical vulnerabilities or "backdoors" (intentional or otherwise) in the code. In Phase II, we will conduct a formal cryptanalysis, as well as examine the OSX and Linux ports.
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I thought dm-crypt would be a sufficient 2nd choice. Looks like you're concerned over lack of support. Well, dm-crypt seems OK on NT or newer, and Mobile (W8?) Windows. Always Linux. But Encrypted A within Encrypted B shows up as no. hmmmm...
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There are plenty of alternatives to Truecrypt. I used Axcrypt a few years ago and it seemed to work well on individual files (Windows). There are a bunch of other free programs and scripts, as well. The full version of Adobe Acrobat has encryption for PDF's, not sure about Adobe Reader. Lots of others. The version of Puppy that I'm using has Bcrypt in the menu, though I haven't tried it. There are also bash scripts you can use.
One of the issues that I tend to have is that if I'm encrypting to send over to someone else, they need the same program on their side to decrypt. That can be a hassle.
One of the issues that I tend to have is that if I'm encrypting to send over to someone else, they need the same program on their side to decrypt. That can be a hassle.
On Windows a self-extracting encryped archive is possible,slavvo67 wrote:... One of the issues that I tend to have is that if I'm encrypting to send over to someone else, they need the same program on their side to decrypt. That can be a hassle.
i.e. the decryption software is included with the file (an .exe) you send, example attached , ( password is PUPPY ).
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Well, I downloaded your attachment and then realized it was an exe for Windows. LOL Running 3 Linux boxes so it wasn't very helpful. Any self extracting things for Puppy (cross platform type stuff)?
Now, I've heard that Truecrypt has no back doors and further, you can encrypt inside an encryption and so on. Pretty crazy! I play around with some scripts and things but they're probably amateur hour compared to Truecrypt. What make you think it's not safe?
Now, I've heard that Truecrypt has no back doors and further, you can encrypt inside an encryption and so on. Pretty crazy! I play around with some scripts and things but they're probably amateur hour compared to Truecrypt. What make you think it's not safe?
You can normally unpack self-extracting *.exe created by 7zip (or rar) on Linux box, just use 7z itself:slavvo67 wrote:Well, I downloaded your attachment and then realized it was an exe for Windows. LOL Running 3 Linux boxes so it wasn't very helpful. Any self extracting things for Puppy (cross platform type stuff)?
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7z x somarchive.exe
Also, if you have full version of p7zip installed (you can grab it here: http://pkgs.org/search/p7zip), which contains the necessary 7zCon.sfx module, you can create Linux-specific self-extracting 7z archives - in this case instead of PE32 exec, an ELF exec will be prepended (no GUI, CLI only), eg.:
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7z -sfx7zCon.sfx a somearchive.sfx /path/to/file/or/dir
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The webpage attached is cross-platform encryption, just requires a browser with JavaScript eneabled.slavvo67 wrote:(cross platform type stuff)?
The password, aka "Key", is PUPPY , then click on "decrypt" at the very bottom of the page , then look in the big green box.
It's an adequate method for sending/storing passwords , but too slow for large amounts of data.
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http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/true ... ot-secure/
Since no one is supplying any info on recent events.
http://www.neowin.net/news/truecrypt-is ... -bitlocker
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/true ... ot-secure/
Since no one is supplying any info on recent events.
http://www.neowin.net/news/truecrypt-is ... -bitlocker
https://github.com/bwalex/tc-playfabrice_035 wrote: tcplay is sure ? tcplay not available for puppy ?
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RE: TrueCrypt is dead
I think it's best to wait a few months with final conclusions, until the Phase II of the Audit will be completed.
Personally, I don't see any reasonable replacement for TC, considering things like:
- Free and Open Source
- cross-platform
- full-disk/partition/container encryption
- cascade encryption
- plausible deniability
The best I can think of is LUKS/dm-crypt (cryptsetup) on Lin + FreeOTFE to access it on Win (dunno what about Mac?), but it would be a PITA to use, at least in comparison to TC.
And tc-play seems to be only for Linux and DragonFly BSD.
Btw, GRC is now hosting the latest "normal" release of TC (v7.1a):
https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm
and I'm sure others will take over the baton, maybe them:
http://truecrypt.ch/
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I hope it will be eventually implemented (FatDog already has it)...
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@Sfs: How (and where) did you compile tcplay?
In Slacko-5.7.0, I was having problems at './configure' stage with "missing" uuid.h file, until I compiled and installed the latest libuuid-1.0.2 and the problem's gone.
Exactly the same happend while compiling cryptsetup.
Thanks.
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I think it's best to wait a few months with final conclusions, until the Phase II of the Audit will be completed.
Personally, I don't see any reasonable replacement for TC, considering things like:
- Free and Open Source
- cross-platform
- full-disk/partition/container encryption
- cascade encryption
- plausible deniability
The best I can think of is LUKS/dm-crypt (cryptsetup) on Lin + FreeOTFE to access it on Win (dunno what about Mac?), but it would be a PITA to use, at least in comparison to TC.
And tc-play seems to be only for Linux and DragonFly BSD.
Btw, GRC is now hosting the latest "normal" release of TC (v7.1a):
https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm
and I'm sure others will take over the baton, maybe them:
http://truecrypt.ch/
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Cryptoloop is deprecated and vulnerable:watchdog wrote:How much is it safe to use a heavy encrypted savefile mounted by filemnt in every puppy to put resereved data in it?
Also, see here: https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... issues/146https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptoloop wrote:Cryptoloop is vulnerable to watermarking attacks,[1] making it possible to determine presence of watermarked data on the encrypted filesystem
I hope it will be eventually implemented (FatDog already has it)...
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@Sfs: How (and where) did you compile tcplay?
In Slacko-5.7.0, I was having problems at './configure' stage with "missing" uuid.h file, until I compiled and installed the latest libuuid-1.0.2 and the problem's gone.
Exactly the same happend while compiling cryptsetup.
Thanks.
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Re: Is there an alternative to truecrypt?
Back before I migrated to Truecrypt, I used Scramdisk (under Win98).bark_bark_bark wrote:Is there an alternative to truecrypt for Windows and Linux?
There is a Linux project:
http://sd4l.sourceforge.net/
Though if Truecrypt is compromised, those volumes are suspect.
I thought that it supported several volume types...
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