T r u e C r y p t
Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP , Mac OS X, and Linux
Main Features:
* Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
* Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a storage device such as USB flash drive.
* Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
* Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
1) Hidden volume (steganography – more information may be found here).
2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
* Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: XTS.
I personally love using truecrypt to encrypt data. Especially using Linux at home, and vista at school. This works out perfectly. So say you have something such as passwords and such that you just can't seem to remember. Truecrypt them! You can make a volume(just like in virtualbox, vmware, etc) that is just a file, set to a specific size, then all the data you put in it through Truecrypt is encrypted using whichever algorithm you so choose. Now here comes the fun part. With truecrypt, you can make a volume _WITHIN_ a volume. A "hidden" volume as they call it. Also you can use files as a key, so even if someone gets your "volume" it would be very difficult to get the contents without the "key' files. This is just a little info I thought I would share.
(Please note in some countries the use of encryption is illegal, check your local laws :D)
2 comments:
For storing passwords, try KeePass. It's open source, cross platform, has the same AES encryption that Truecrypt has, and has some great auto-type and auto-fill-in options.
True, but with truecrypt you can create entire partitions that are encrypted, not just used for passwords, I was meaning it for protecting sensitive data, or hiding data, that you "shouldn't" have. Not that anyone has such things, but you know my point ;)
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