Great news ahead!
Two (!) open-source on-the-fly encryption products are heading towards Windows users
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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:06:45 GMT
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Subject: New free open-source on-the-fly encryption system for Windows XP/2000/98 released
From: TrueCrypt Team <tmp0402@truecrypt.org>
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TrueCrypt 1.0 Released
February 2, 2004
We are proud to announce that TrueCrypt 1.0 has been released today.
To our best knowledge, it is currently the only free open-source
on-the-fly encryption software capable of encrypting partitions
larger than 2 GB under Windows XP/2000. On Windows XP/2000, it is
also the only open-source on-the-fly encryption system that offers
plausible deniability. It can either encrypt entire partitions or
devices, or it can create virtual encrypted disks within files.
TrueCrypt is based on (and might be considered a sequel to) a
discontinued product called Encryption for the Masses (E4M) by Paul
Le Roux. The differences between E4M and TrueCrypt include plausible
deniability, Windows XP support, significant increase in the volume
size limit, improved sector scrambling algorithm and many more.
For more information, please visit http://www.truecrypt.org
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From: stefan scherrer <stefan.news@scherrer.cc>
Newsgroups: alt.security.scramdisk
Subject: NoName linux compatible gnu on the fly entcryption system
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 00:25:37 +0100
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Features:
TwoFish (Suse) linux loop device compatible.
ContainerFiles. Fat / ntfs (Should work with containers on network shares.)
CD Format is supported. (This was my main goal so I can read CD's
encryped under linux with windows). You can mount unencrypted iso
images as well (as IE DaemonTools replacement  ).
if someone has an idea how to name this project or wants to testdrive it
please let me know..
mfg,
Stefan
PS: maybe I should join forces with the TrueCrypt team, But my goal is
to stay linux compatible. So i can go with ever OS I want without having
to worry.
PPS: It will have a GNU license.
Next Targets:
*) finding a name ...
*) finding some beta testers (please write a email simply remove .news
*) making a small website for faq and so on..
*) making a tool for creating encrypted iso images. ready to burn
*) maybe a gui.
*) implement loop-aes
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Now I really wonder what SecurStar & Co are doing next. At least I don't care about them!