[mdlug] Life after TrueCrypt?

Gmail-otakurider otakurider at gmail.com
Sat Aug 16 18:03:33 EDT 2014


On 08/16/2014 04:51 PM, David McMillan wrote:
>
>     So... I've been using TC for a long time, to keep my file-storage
> drives secured (really saved my bacon once when my laptop got stolen).
> One of it's biggest appeals to me was that it worked cross-platform,
> and I have to spend a lot of time working in both Windows and Linux. 
> Being able to dual-boot my computer and access my encrypted file
> container seamlessly from either OS was priceless.
>     But, with TC officially gone now... where do I turn?  So far,
> every article I've seen on "Life After TrueCrypt" only talks about
> single-OS systems. And even if I was a Windows-only user, well...
> BitLocker?  Bleah!
>     So... has anyone seen anything that could replace TC?  I know it's
> been forked, but the dust has yet to settle on that front. 
> Open-source *and* independently audited, along with cross-platform
> support, are the major things I'm looking for.
>
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Here is a site that still has the (7.1a ver) versions of truecrypt, also
it has a write up on what happened and why.

https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm





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