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TrueCrypt 7.0

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"Free open-source disk encryption."

Published by TrueCrypt Foundation on 20 Jul 2010

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Size:
3.00 MB
License:
Freeware
OS:
Windows
Price:
$0
Publisher:
TrueCrypt Foundation
Updated:
20 Jul 2010
Downloads:
237 (0 last week)

TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted drive. On-the-fly encryption means that data are automatically encrypted or decrypted right before they are loaded or saved, without any user intervention. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password or correct encryption key. Until decrypted, a TrueCrypt volume appears to be nothing more than a series of random numbers. The entire file system is encrypted (i.e., file names, folder names, contents of every file, and free space).

This program is the real deal. Unlike other folder locking applications that can be circumvented by booting in safe mode or booting from a cd (or even worse, by terminating the process in Task Manager), the only way to access the data is to mount it using TrueCrypt. The best thing about TrueCrypt is that it is extremely fast.

Features of TrueCrypt include:

- 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.

Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64

What's new in this version: The memory requirements for the TrueCrypt Boot Loader have been reduced by 18 KB It is possible to access mounted TrueCrypt volumes over a network TrueCrypt Rescue Disks created by the previous version could not be booted on some computers. This will no longer occur Many other minor bug fixes

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