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Diploid
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Re: What's The Most Amazing Software You Currently Use? [Re: mycopsycho]
#7935373 - 01/26/08 02:21 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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It allows you to create a virtual drive letter that is encrypted with strong encryption. In the Windows explorer, the drive letter looks and acts exactly like an ordinary drive, but under the covers, the data is inaccessible without the key.
I use it to protect sensitive information. If I'm ever raided and they take my computers, they'll never be able to see what's on those virtual drive letters.
If you share a computer with someone, you can set up P: for example (I use P: for Protected) and none of the other people sharing the machine can access that data without your key (password).
The new version about to be released can encrypt an entire partition, including the OS partition. When you start up the OS, you're first asked for your TrueCrypt key, then the OS can boot up. Without that key, even moving the disk to a forensic analysis system you will be unable to see even the OS files.
And fortunately, according to this precedent-setting legal case, I can't be compelled to turn over my encryption key. It amounts to self-incrimination, which is protected by the Bill of Rights (for the time being).
Even without that important case, I would summarily refuse to cooperate. I might go to prison for contempt, but revealing my key would get me locked up for a lot longer.
So yeah, TrueCrypt rocks, and it's free and open source!
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DieCommie
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Re: What's The Most Amazing Software You Currently Use? [Re: Diploid]
#7935427 - 01/26/08 02:31 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Without that key, even moving the disk to a forensic analysis system you will be unable to see even the OS files.
No way... Seriously?
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Diploid
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Re: What's The Most Amazing Software You Currently Use? [Re: DieCommie]
#7935437 - 01/26/08 02:33 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yep. Real encryption isn't like on Star Trek where they find an encrypted database and Worf says: "Oh, it's encrypted. Lemme just break it here... one second".
Real encryption is unbreakable in the lifetime of the universe.
Note: all this may change when/if practical quantum computers are invented.
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Re: What's The Most Amazing Software You Currently Use? *DELETED* [Re: Diploid]
#7935583 - 01/26/08 03:01 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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mycopsycho
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Re: What's The Most Amazing Software You Currently Use? [Re: poke smot!]
#7935626 - 01/26/08 03:08 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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i think ima gonna have to try this truecrypt out..
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