Filed under: Security, Utilities, Windows, Linux, Freeware, Open Source
TrueCrypt offers free encryption
by Victor Agreda, Jr. Nov 30th 2005 at 2:30PM
Yesterday we mentioned CryptoExpert 2006 Lite, but reader Demetri pointed out a totally free, open-source, cross-platform (Windows and Linux, as the Mac has FileVault built in) disk encryption app called TrueCrypt. Aside from being totally free, TrueCrypt can encrypt entire disks (including floppies and USB drives), partitions, and create virtual, mountable encrypted disks. As an added bonus, there's a hidden volume feature and a masking feature for encrypted volumes. Of course, all the usual encryption algorithms are included, as is LRW mode for better security.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Neville Franks said 5:17AM on 12-01-2005
TrueCrypt is a great program. A new version has recently come out with a range of enhancements.
I've written "Securing Information - TrueCrypt" at http://blog.surfulater.com/wordpress/?p=22 which may be of interest.
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