TrueCrypt was initially released as version 1.0 in February 2004, based on E4M (Encryption for the Masses). Two projects forked from TrueCrypt: VeraCrypt (active) and CipherShed (abandoned). Though development of TrueCrypt has ceased, an independent audit of TrueCrypt (published in March 2015) has concluded that no significant flaws are present. On, the TrueCrypt website announced that the project was no longer maintained and recommended users find alternative solutions. It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file, or encrypt a partition or the whole storage device ( pre-boot authentication). TrueCrypt is a discontinued source-available freeware utility used for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). TrueCrypt License 3.1 ( source-available freeware)

Please Note: According to the programs author, TrueCrypt is not secure because it could contain unfixed security issues, therefore you should download TrueCrypt only if you are migrating data encrypted by TrueCrypt.Īs The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014 you should migrate any data encrypted by TrueCrypt to encrypted disks or virtual disk images supported on your platform.English, Arabic, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Norwegian (Nynorsk), Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek (Cyrillic), Vietnamese

Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish.2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data). Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password: 1) Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system.

Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.

Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).

Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.

Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.

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