TrueCrypt Alternative Data Encryption

murphydavid

I note the publishers of TrueCrypt have terminated support for the program and the subsequent rumors of a NSA infiltration into the team and a possible back-door into the password. I was content to continue using it because there is no suggestion yet that anyone other than the NSA can gain unorthorised access and I don't care if the NSA see what I have.
However an alternative just came to my attention called Toolwiz BSafe and I was wondering if anyone has heard of any security issues related to that software as I am considering using it instead.

Ximian

If you still want to use TrueCrypt there is VeraCrypt, it's a project that was forked from TrueCrypt and addresses some of the weaknesses of TrueCrypt: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/

Alternatively:

If you have Windows 7/8 you can use the built in encryption: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/encrypt-decrypt-folder-file#1TC=windows-7

Or Bitlocker if you have Windows 8.1 EE or Pro:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/protect-files-bitlocker-drive-encryption#1TC=windows-8

John_Gray

I am still using Truecrypt 7.1a, and expect to be doing so for quite some time.

Have a read of Steve Gibson's take on the matter...

System

Ximian wrote: »

If you still want to use TrueCrypt there is VeraCrypt, it's a project that was forked from TrueCrypt and addresses some of the weaknesses of TrueCrypt: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/

Alternatively:

If you have Windows 7/8 you can use the built in encryption: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/encrypt-decrypt-folder-file#1TC=windows-7

Or Bitlocker if you have Windows 8.1 EE or Pro:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/protect-files-bitlocker-drive-encryption#1TC=windows-8

Windows 7 home premium and below does not have EFS. You need pro or Ultimate. It has the ability to decrypt a file from the command prompt

bluesnake

Snowden's gleened reports say in 2012 Trucrypt was still counted by the NSA as one of the "most wanted - verboten" list, so it may not be that unsecure

http://www.csoonline.com/article/2863736/data-protection/tor-truecrypt-tails-topped-the-nsas-most-wanted-list-in-2012.html

VoucherMan

John_Gray wrote: »

Have a read of Steve Gibson's take on the matter...

Still no news on the audit though.

John_Gray

VoucherMan wrote: »

Still no news on the audit though.

The last information seems to have been about nine months ago, if that's what you mean!

techno12

I swapped from Truecrypt to DiskCryptor on my Win7 laptop recently. I use whole drive encryption.

I'd tried VeraCrypt but it took about 10 minutes to authenticate the boot password so was useless.

DiskCryptor is much faster for me on my slow laptop as it offers Serpent encryption (along with AES and Twofish) which is 3x faster than AES according to DiskCryptor's built-in benchmarking.

Fightsback

John_Gray wrote: »

I am still using Truecrypt 7.1a, and expect to be doing so for quite some time.

Have a read of Steve Gibson's take on the matter...

Steve Gibson !

Oh please, the so called "security expert" who hasn't a clue. The man has been ridiculed for years.

VoucherMan

John_Gray wrote: »

The last information seems to have been about nine months ago, if that's what you mean!

A long time to wait with no progress updates. My conspiracy head can't help thinking they may have been silenced too.

tronator

I use EcryptFS for my home directory, EncFS for external backups.

I used to use TrueCrypt some time ago, but I don't like the idea of containers which cannot be resized.

I wouldn't trust any closed source encryption software, especially from a company like Microsoft...