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TrueCrypt is a software application used for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). It is distributed without cost (see tag details for source code and documentation link). It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file or encrypt a partition or (under MS Windows except Windows 2000) the entire storage device (pre-boot authentication). -Wikipedia

TrueCrypt is a discontinued software application used for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). It is distributed without cost and the source code and documentation is now available through this link.

It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file or encrypt a partition or (under MS Windows except Windows 2000) the entire storage device (pre-boot authentication). -Wikipedia

Also, there is now a successor available at codeplex, which is based on the TrueCrypt sourcecode: VeraCrypt.

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How do I build TrueCrypt on Windows?

I'm trying to compile TrueCrypt. I am using the instructions from https://github.com/syglug/truecrypt. I set the 3 environment variables (pkcs,ddk,MSVC16_ROOT) and opened the project in msvc2008. This wasn't in the instructions but I needed NASM to…
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What length password equals 256bits of entropy

I'm using encryption on my entire HDD (aes 256) and i'm wondering what length password i would need so that the password also is 256 bits. As we all know the password is usually the weak link with encryption so i think this is good thing to know.…
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Is there an way to programmatically read a file from a TrueCrypt disk into memory?

I need to load a file from an umounted TrueCrypt disk into memory. Is there any way to do this programmatically? Does TrueCrypt offer an API? The way I believe is best for attempting this would be to mount the volume (prompting the user for a…
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Securing virtual machine on untrusted host

I'm looking for a way of securing my VM on untrusted host as much as possible. This is my situation: I have a ssh access to a remote host machine which I don't trust. I will upload and run a virtual machine. VM contains encrypted partition with…
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Automatically setting up encrypted partitions with Ansible

I am looking for a way to set encrypted partitions with Ansible automatically on Ubuntu/Debian Linux servers. Assume a computer with an existing root filling up the whole disk Chop a piece out of this partition and make a new partition out of…
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Automate TrueCrypt by using its driver instead of command prompt

If I want to see all the volumes that are mounted with c# then I will have to query the true crypt driver because there is not a command I can send to TrueCrypt.exe that will return me that info. So if I want to see all the volumes that are mounted…
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Determine the Drive Letter of a mounted TrueCrypt volume

After a TrueCrypt container has been mounted to a drive letter, is it possible to determine in a batch file which container the drive letter was mounted from, or which drive letter the container was mounted to? In a batch file, I want to mount a…
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Mount TrueCrypt volume on login in Ubuntu

Is it possible to automount a TrueCrypt volume when logging in to Ubuntu 8.04? It's already storing the wireless network keys using the Seahorse password manager. Could TrueCrypt be made to fetch its volume password from the same keyring? Currently…
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Copy file from TrueCrypt volume to clipboard?

I use this code to copy files to Clipboard: IDataObject data = new DataObject(); data.SetData(DataFormats.FileDrop, new string[] {@"X:\test.doc"}); MemoryStream memo = new MemoryStream(4); byte[] bytes = new byte[] { (byte)(5), 0, 0, 0…
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MBR Booting from DOS

For a project I would like to invoke the MBR on the first harddisk directly from DOS. I've written a small assembler program that loads the MBR in memory at 0:7c00h an does a far jump to it. I've put my util on a (DOS) bootable floppy. The disk…
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Detect mounting of a virtual (TrueCrypt) volume in windows PowerShell script

I am using the following windows powershell script to detect when a particular volume is mounted so I can run a script that will move files from my machine to the device (I don't know much about powershell scripts, I found this online). #Requires…
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TrueCrypt alternative with API

I am searching for a TrueCrypt alternative that has an API to programmatically access the files. Does anyone know a solution? The API should support the listing, creating, changing and deleting of files.
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How to write a "truly" private method in C#?

In fact, private methods are implemented in C# that can still be searched with Reflection. What I am going to do is to write public string Encrypt(string data) and private string Decrypt(string cipher) methods to perform encryption and…
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Is it possible to use TrueCrypt through another application? (C#)

I have just started using TrueCrypt and I am wondering if it is at all possible for me to write a console/forms app that will allow me to interact with truecrypt. It would be using C# in Visual Studio 2010 with Windows 7. I am just wanting to know…
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mounting a truecrypt file across network

If I have a truecrypt file on a shared drive, if I mount it by using the shared path does my password data get sent in plain text across the network? Basically my question: is it safe to mount a truecrypt file across a network without copying the…
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