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TrueCrypt is free-of-cost and cross-platform disk encryption software whose source code is available.

TrueCrypt

TrueCrypt is free-of-cost and cross-platform disk encryption software whose source code is available.

Features

  • Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
  • Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.
  • Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).
  • Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
  • Parallelization and pipelining allow data to be read and written as fast as if the drive was not encrypted.
  • Encryption can be hardware-accelerated on modern processors.
  • Provides plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password: Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system.

Project website: truecrypt.org

Open Source status

[...] The TrueCrypt License has not been officially approved by the Open Source Initiative and is not considered "free" by several major Linux distributions (Arch Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Gentoo), mainly because of the distribution and copyright-liability restrictions.

Wikipedia: TrueCrypt

Related tags

  • - setup cryptographic volumes for dm-crypt (including LUKS extension).
  • - dm-crypt, a transparent disk encryption subsystem in Linux kernel versions 2.6 and later
  • - Linux Unified Key Setup, a disk-encryption specification
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While compiling TrueCrypt, I get "undefined reference to symbol 'dlclose@@GLIBC_2.2.5'"

I'm trying to compile TrueCrypt 7.1a from source on Ubuntu 13.04. However make fails during the linking process with the following error: Linking truecrypt /usr/bin/ld: /home/user/truecrypt-7.1a-source/tc2/Volume/Volume.a(SecurityToken.o): undefined…
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How do I install TrueCrypt?

I have a Windows 7 machine with TrueCrypt. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 with the intention of converting to an Ubuntu only machine but I can't install TrueCrypt on Ubuntu. I have been looking through the forums and have followed all advice to the letter…
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Why does Truecrypt ask for administrator password?

When I login on my Ubuntu system a script will mount a truecrypt container. To decrypt the container I have of course to enter the decryption password. But Truecrypt also asks for my "administrator password". Why does Truecrypt ask for my…
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Is there an actively maintained Truecrypt repository

The last time I installed Truecrypt (on Debian) I built the package myself. I'm now on Ubuntu 11.04 and I'd rather not do that again. The only download they have on their site is a tarball, but I prefer to install from a package than manually where…
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How do I whitelist Truecrypt to show in the indicator area?

Truecrypt installs and runs but is unable to use the Unity system tray for the program running in the background. If one exits the main program can not be restarted to unmount the encrypted volume(s). I have tried white-listing 'truecrypt' but it…
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How install Truecrypt on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 32 bit

1.I have downloaded the linux version from http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads 2. Right click on the file (truecrypt-7.1a-linux-x86.tar.gz), ->Open with Archive Manager. 3. Double click on the extracted file (truecrypt-7.1a-setup-x86), nothing…
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How do I rename a mounted Truecrypt volume?

When I mount the Truecrypt file on my USB drive it shows up as truecrypt1. The volume is FAT, using mtools to rename a volume label involves e2label /dev/sdbx, however truecrypt1 does not map to a physical partition. fdisk -l does not show the…
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Multiple Passwords on One Account

I'd like to join three ideas into one interesting and sometimes useful feature. There was a question about using multiple passwords earlier this year, but it didn't receive much attention. I'd like to ask the question again after showing an…
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Mounting truecrypt fails with "Error: device-mapper: reload ioctl failed: Invalid argument "

I've been using truecrypt for several years now. Today I upgraded to 11.10 and mounting with truecrypt failed with this message: Error: device-mapper: reload ioctl failed: Invalid argument On some googling I found that this could be a problem if…
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Decrypt TrueCrypt containers using dm-crypt

Is it possible to decrypt TrueCrypt containers using dm-crypt? I have some container files created with TrueCrypt and I just wanted to know if it's possible to decrypt them using dm-crypt so I can stop using TrueCrypt and use something more…
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How to install Truecrypt?

I have recently downloaded truecrypt from www.truecrypt.org and got a .tar.gz file. I am completely new to ubuntu and dont know how to install it.Please help and give extra details.
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~/.Xauthority required but missing

I've now run into two instances where I've received errors because the ~/.Xauthority file is required but is missing from my user folder. I have read that the .Xauthority file has been deprecated, and the function has moved…
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Is it insecure to to have a password on the clipboard?

So I've been using truecrypt for several years now. About 6 months ago before I learned off my password (it was really long and I didn't want it vulnerable to word-lists) I used to copy and paste it from a text file. I don't have swap space enabled…
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How can I re-open the TrueCrypt window after it's been closed?

I installed TrueCrypt 7.1 Standard 64-bit on a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit. After finding the application in the dash I dragged it's icon onto the Unity launcher. I then clicked that icon and TrueCrypt's main window opened. I mounted my…
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Once mounted using TrueCrypt, cannot unmount

I have an external HDD and use TrueCrypt for keeping encrypted file containers. After mounting, whenever I try to dismount a file container (using TrueCrypt 7.0a on Ubuntu 11.04), it just does not happen and I get the following…
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