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TrueCrypt is free, open-source disk encryption software.
It uses stronger encryption than FileVault (built into Mac OS X) and allows the encryption of the entire boot volume.
Make sure you choose the right download for your OS version and CPU type.
It uses stronger encryption than FileVault (built into Mac OS X) and allows the encryption of the entire boot volume.
Make sure you choose the right download for your OS version and CPU type.
What's New
Version 7.1a:
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
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TrueCrypt is free, open-source disk encryption software.
It uses stronger encryption than FileVault (built into Mac OS X) and allows the encryption of the entire boot volume.
Make sure you choose the right download for your OS version and CPU type.
It uses stronger encryption than FileVault (built into Mac OS X) and allows the encryption of the entire boot volume.
Make sure you choose the right download for your OS version and CPU type.
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http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=sys-encryption-supported-os
This page lists various versions of Windows only.
When a software vendor can't get the basics of what their software can and can't do, be very wary about using it. Doubly so if the software in question has anything to do with security.
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If so, I have little doubt that it is leaving fragments of plain text data scattered on the system volume.
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It's pretty easy to do with automator and makes truecrypt a little less unwieldy.
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Thanks.
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http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/supported-operating-systems
Also, while it touts whole-system encryption in the announcement here ("allows the encryption of the entire boot volume"), this is not supported for Mac, as documented here:
http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/sys-encryption-supported-os
It does offer very strong encryption for a USB key, though.
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Timmyb reviewed on 11 Feb 2010
The Mac version also treats Mac users as second class citizens with no support for sparse containers or system encryption - what happens if we need to mount a sparsecontainer which was created on WIndows?? The TC support forum is full of posts by users having difficulty using TC between Win and Mac - support is almost non-existent-not to mention that if you want to use the forum you must register with an ISP provided e-mail (yahoo, gmail, etc not accepted). The app also creates a copy of any mounted TC container in your /tmp folder - very odd and possibly insecure from an architectural standpoint. The encryption itself may be great, but the Mac execution is severely lacking in usability and functionality.
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In any case, Truecrypt uses its one encryption through and through. It is not intended to be a simple interface for the built-in encryption in OS X. For one thing, paranoia is a dominant aspect of Truecrypt's design. Using Mac OS encryption would rob the developers of control over the level of security provided. It would also break cross-platform compatibility.
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Thebluenowhere reviewed on 25 Oct 2009
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luminous reviewed on 01 Nov 2008
6.1 is much more faster!!
By the way, which is the most secure encryption?
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follerec reviewed on 19 Oct 2008
I sometimes have to bring home confidential stuff like financial documents, sometimes passwords in plaintext (i really should start using KeePassX for that), etc. Now I encrypt my entire flashdrive. This way, if I drop it or lose it or get mugged, any confidential information I have on me is protected. Whoever gets my flashdrive can have it.
It's great too that it's cross platform, although the compile on CentOS 5.2 was a bit of a hassle (not enough clear documentation on this yet). But at least I can use my encrypted flashdrive on Linux, Windows, and, last but not least, my Mac. DMGs are great but obviously out of the question when you're working on multiple platforms like me. TrueCrypt is the solution for me.
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Please fix this. This would be essential.
Hope this works for you too :D
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TrueCrypt creates a volume, but when trying to mount it I get an error message from hdiutil telling me there is no filesystem. Please, help
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