Truecrypt 5.0 Released (now with system partition encryption)

http://www.truecrypt.org/

Regards,

nemo_outis

nemo_outis wrote:
> http://www.truecrypt.org/
>
> Regards,

Anyone tried it? Is it whole disk encryption like PGP whole disk encryption?

Merk

Merk <> wrote in
news:47aa3faf$0$47180$ anews.com:

> nemo_outis wrote:
>> http://www.truecrypt.org/
>>
>> Regards,
>
> Anyone tried it? Is it whole disk encryption like PGP whole disk
> encryption?

I haven't tried it yet but the description suggests it is functionally
equivalent to PGP Wholedisk, etc.

Regards,

nemo_outis

Merk wrote:
> nemo_outis wrote:
>> http://www.truecrypt.org/
>>
>> Regards,
>
> Anyone tried it? Is it whole disk encryption like PGP whole disk
> encryption?
Yes, everything not is ram is encrypted.

nospamatall

Merk wrote:

> nemo_outis wrote:
>> http://www.truecrypt.org/
>>
>> Regards,
>
> Anyone tried it?


I tried it, and, unlike most other pre-boot stuff, actually worked on my
trivial test machine.

However, I found a privilege escalation vulnerability from version 4.3a
being carried over, so I heavily recommend to avoid using TrueCrypt until
it's fixed.

> Is it whole disk encryption like PGP whole disk encryption?


Nah, it also allows for some kinds of dual boot configurations. And it
compiles with much less changes. And it's far more lightweight.

Sebastian G.

nospamatall wrote:

> Merk wrote:
>> nemo_outis wrote:
>>> http://www.truecrypt.org/
>>>
>>> Regards,
>> Anyone tried it? Is it whole disk encryption like PGP whole disk
>> encryption?
> Yes, everything not is ram is encrypted.


Everything except the boot loader.

Sebastian G.

nospamatall wrote:

> Merk wrote:
> > nemo_outis wrote:
> >> http://www.truecrypt.org/
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >
> > Anyone tried it? Is it whole disk encryption like PGP whole disk
> > encryption?
> Yes, everything not is ram is encrypted.

No, it's not. With a two partition setup and both encrypted you can
still see partition information booting from a LiveCD

It's NOT whole disk encryption. It was never advertised as such.

Cyberiade.it Anonymous Remailer

> No, it's not. With a two partition setup and both encrypted you can
> still see partition information booting from a LiveCD
>
> It's NOT whole disk encryption. It was never advertised as such.

Thank you for the info, I am glad you understand the difference between
asking for a password on boot up and having the whole thing encrypted,
too many people confuse these terms.

Casper

Casper wrote:
>> No, it's not. With a two partition setup and both encrypted you can
>> still see partition information booting from a LiveCD
>>
>> It's NOT whole disk encryption. It was never advertised as such.
>
> Thank you for the info, I am glad you understand the difference between
> asking for a password on boot up and having the whole thing encrypted,
> too many people confuse these terms.
>
>
I can see that there is a difference, but why would it be important? If
the entire disk is encrypted, how could you do anything with it?

Andy

nospamatall

> I can see that there is a difference, but why would it be important? If
> the entire disk is encrypted, how could you do anything with it?
>
> Andy

Then if you see a difference, can you explain what the difference is?
That would answer your question at the same time.

Casper