[Lincs] Truecrypt

[iain Baker]

Good question...
The only 'big name' i can think of off the top of my head is GPG
https://www.gnupg.org/


On 30 May 2014 21:27, Dave Rice <dave at ricey.co.uk> wrote:

> I'm not using it at the moment, but I have used it.
>
> What are or options now for encryption?
>
> Particularly for removable devices??
>
> Cheers
> On 30 May 2014 21:06, "iain Baker" <iain.dbaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In case anyone hasn't heard about it, there seems to have been some
>> significant event within or regarding the Truecrypt development team.
>>
>> Their Sourceforge site now states:
>>
>> "WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security
>> issues
>>
>> This page exists only to help migrate existing data encrypted by
>> TrueCrypt.
>>
>> The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014 after Microsoft
>> terminated support of Windows XP. Windows 8/7/Vista and later offer
>> integrated support for encrypted disks and virtual disk images. Such
>> integrated support is also available on other platforms (click here for
>> more information). You should migrate any data encrypted by TrueCrypt to
>> encrypted disks or virtual disk images supported on your platform."
>>
>>
>> You can read more at The Register:
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/29/truecrypt_analysis/
>>
>> Basically, the latest release of the software will not encrypt and instead
>> gives a warning to use other software for encryption.  If you are using
>> earlier versions of the software, it maybe advisable to migrate to another
>> solution until things become clearer (and to know that you are using
>> software that will continue to receive security updates).
>>
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