TrueCrypt 4.3 Released

RedBear writes "A new update to the best open source transparent encryption software has been released. TrueCrypt is (the only?) open source encryption software capable of creating and mounting encrypted virtual disk images that can then be worked with transparently like any other storage drive, with data encrypted and decrypted in real-time. These virtual disks can be created as files, or entire partitions or physical drives can be encrypted and mounted transparently. Sadly there is still no Linux GUI or Mac OS X port in sight. If you are one of the thronging hordes who have been patiently awaiting ubiquitous multi-platform encryption, please consider donating time or money to the cause, and add your voice to the forum." From the site:"Among the new features [are] full compatibility with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista, support for devices and file systems that use a sector size other than 512 bytes (such as new hard drives, USB flash drives, DVD-RAM, MP3 players, etc.), auto-dismount when a host device (e.g., a USB flash drive) is inadvertently removed, and many more." Read on for more features of TrueCrypt and cached versions of all the links above.
Also including features like plausible deniability, steganographically hidden volumes, unidentifiable partition headers, traveler mode, and your choice of the strongest available encryption algorithms up to and including multi-algorithm cascades. TrueCrypt is practically the Holy Grail for advocates of free ubiquitous encryption. Now, if only it were platform independent.

To reduce load on their servers here are some Coralized versions of all the links:

TrueCrypt home page
Future development goals
Forum thread about Mac OS X version
Donations page
General forum
Plausible deniability
Hidden volumes
Traveler mode
Encryption algorithms
Multi-algorithm cascades
Version history

Comments

Linux downloads available

[tabo_peru]

"from the windows-only-alas dept."

Not really, you can download ubuntu binaries from their download section.

Re:The coolest part.

[Eddi3]

"you dont have to install it. so there is no way that any researcher can discover it was used."

That's not entirely true. When TrueCrypt opens, it installs a driver (in Windows). This driver remains there unless you remove it. In fact, I just had to manually remove it because the old version of the driver was already installed, and the new version of it couldn't override it.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE TrueCrypt, I use it everyday, however it's not entirely true that it leaves no footprint. At least, not in my experience.

  -Eddie

Re:The coolest part.

[Anonymous Coward]

from the truecrypt site:

Traveller Mode

TrueCrypt can run in so-called 'traveller' mode, which means that it does not have to be installed on the operating system under which it is run. However, there are two things to keep in mind:

        * You need administrator privileges in order to able to run TrueCrypt in 'traveller' mode.
        * After examining the registry file, it may be possible to tell that TrueCrypt was run (and that a TrueCrypt volume was mounted) on a Windows system even if it is run in traveller mode.

If you need to solve these problems, we recommend using BartPE for this purpose. For further information on BartPE, see the question "Is it possible to use TrueCrypt without leaving any 'traces' on Windows?" in the section Frequently Asked Questions.

Re:No OS X Port?

[Solra Bizna]

Blew mod points to respond to this.

Disk Utility, the graphical application, is not open source. diskutil and hdiutil, the command-line programs it is a front-end for, are open source. I don't know whether the DiskImages framework (which hdiutil could be considered a front-end for) is open source, though. (my guess is "yes")

-:sigma.SB