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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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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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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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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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Mounting/unmounting TrueCrypt volumes without opening the program

I used the advice given at the end of this article to mount a TrueCrypt volume by double-clicking it. But I can't unmount it without opening TrueCrypt (umount: /media/truecrypt1 is not in the fstab (and you are not root)) so being able to mount it…
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Copying files to Truecrypt file container hangs

I have a dual boot installation with Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bits, NTFS file sytem) and Ubuntu 10.10 (32-bits, ext4 file system). I have installed the version 7.0a of Truecrypt in both Operating Systems. Located in the Windows 7 HDD I have a 150 GB…
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how to run Truecrypt after installation

I have installed truecrypt on ma Ubuntu 12.04 machine. I can see the icon of truecrypt when i search on the doc.But on clicking on the icon I am not able to run the software or no responses coming when I try to open the software by clicking the…
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Truecrypt wont install on ubuntu 64 bit

I have downloaded Truecrypt 7.1a 64 bit and extracted the file in the archive manager. I have put ./truecrypt-7.1a-setup-x64 into the terminal but it says no such file or directory exists. I have tried Truecrypt 7.2 as well, but the same happens.…
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Is there support for encrypting the whole boot/system drive with Truecrypt in Ubuntu?

Is there (or is there not) support for encrypting the whole boot/system drive with Truecrypt in Ubuntu?
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Error when trying to run TrueCrypt 7.1a x64

When I run TrueCrypt 7.1a x64 I get this error : 1: /usr/bin/truecrypt: Syntax error: ")" unexpected How to work around this error?
the only one
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Ubuntu 18.04.6 problem loading muliple volumes after boot

I'm having a problem with Truecrypt 7.1a-15 on Ubuntu 18.04.6. I do not encounter the problem described below with Ubuntu 16.04.7. I have written a small script which loads two truecrypt volumes, each encrypted with a keyfile and no password. The…
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How to TrueCrypt entire drive in Ubuntu?

How can I encrypt my entire drive in Ubuntu using TrueCrypt? This means every time i boot i need enter a password. Now I only see in TrueCrypt to create a volume or encrypt USB for example and use it as volume, but I want the whole drive to encrypt.
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