[mdlug] Life after TrueCrypt?
Aaron Kulkis
akulkis00 at gmail.com
Mon Aug 18 00:38:53 EDT 2014
Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> 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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> Encrypt the encrypted encryption of your message.
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> Not only does this make your effective keylength 3x as long (3 "normal" length keys),
> but it makes automated decryption techniques much more difficult.
Nevermind, was thinking encrypted email, not encrypted filesystems.
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