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Everything about TrueCrypt
Discontinued source-available disk encryption utility
TrueCrypt is a discontinued source-available freeware utility used for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file, encrypt a partition, or encrypt the whole storage device. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: TrueCryptA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The CryptoParty HandbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The TrueCrypt On-Disk Format--An Independent ViewCited 3 times
- Go sideways: E4MA closely related topic
- Go sideways: VeraCryptA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The TrueCrypt On-Disk Format--An Independent View
Relativer Vertraulichkeitsschutz mit TrueCrypt
Datenverschlüsselung mit TrueCrypt
Nachfolger für Verschlüsselungssoftware TrueCrypt
TRUECRYPT SEBAGAI ALAT BANTU YANG EFEKTIF UNTUK PENYIMPANAN DOKUMEN MENGGUNAKAN PERANGKAT YANG TERENKRIPSI
TrueCrypt project cancelled by its developers
📚 Books worth reading
The CryptoParty HandbookThe Contributors · 2012
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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