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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

  1. Read the overview: TrueCryptA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: The CryptoParty HandbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: The TrueCrypt On-Disk Format--An Independent ViewCited 3 times
  4. Go sideways: E4MA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: VeraCryptA closely related topic

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