Re: Disk encryption tools...?

From: Arnaud Carré (arnaud.carreNOSPAM_at_freesurf.fr)
Date: 11/29/04


Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:34:09 +0100


> > TrueCrypt is indeed marvelous. Looks like a commercial product.
> > Many of you may have analyzed its source code. What you all say about
> > this product?

TrueCrypt simply *IS* marvellous. The encryption seems veyr robust, and it's
open source, the *only* way to trust some privacy respect.

The only missing feature is key-file usage, but authors anounced it will
come in next version.

> It also uses
> some part of OpenSSL code which is today outdated (old versions, while
> OpenSSL uses today newer ones).

Huh ? I read the TrueCrypt code some time ago and I don't see anything
related to OpenSLL key. (you mean key-derivation or things like that ??).

Could you detail a bit more on that topic please ?



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