[Wolves] TrueCrypt

[Ron Wellsted]

On 30/05/14 13:44, David Goodwin wrote:
> 
>> Their Sourceforge site now states:
>>
>> "WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed
>> security
>> issues
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> You can read more at The Register:
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/29/truecrypt_analysis/
>>
> 
> 
> See also https://lwn.net/Articles/600526/
> 
> Some are suggesting it's a warrant canary ... perhaps a TLA tracked some
> of the authors down, and they've decided to quit rather than
> compromising their software (like Lavabit).
> 
> 
> David.

That is what I suspect has happened.  There are also rumours of a fork
based in Switzerland.


-- 
Ron Wellsted
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