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TrueCrypt

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 (pre-boot authentication).

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Available in
38 languages
Developer
TrueCrypt Foundation
Final release
7.2 / May 28, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-05-28) (Discontinued)
License
TrueCrypt License 3.1 (source-available freeware)
Operating system
Windows, macOS, Linux, MorphOS
Release
February 2004; 22 years ago (2004-02)

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Encryption scheme

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TrueCrypt

Nodes166
Edges165
Triples291
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012048
Components1

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TrueCrypt

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related to David Miranda · 22
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related to Algorithms · 19
TrueCrypt → Additionally, AES, AES-Twofish, AES-Twofish-Serpent, Blowfish, CAST-128, Early, IDEA, Individual, RIPEMD-160, Serpent, Serpent-AES, Serpent-Twofish-AES, SHA-512, TDEA, The, Twofish, Twofish-Serpent, Whirlpool
related to The "Stoned" bootkit · 18
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related to E4M and SecurStar dispute · 17
TrueCrypt → According, David Tesařík, E4M, Hafner, However, It, Le Roux, Le Roux's, Original, Paul Le Roux, SecurStar, Shortly, Tesařík, This, To, TrueCrypt Team, Wilfried Hafner
related to Lauri Love · 14
TrueCrypt → British, District Judge, Finnish, In October, Lauri Love, Love, Magistrate's Court, May, National Crime Agency, NCA, On, SD, The, United States
related to License and source model · 14
TrueCrypt → According, As, Discussion, February, FSF, It, October, Open Source, Open Source Definition, Open Source Initiative, OSI, Simon Phipps, The Free Software Foundation, TrueCrypt License
related to End of life announcement · 13
TrueCrypt → BitLocker, HTTP, Initially, Linux, May, Moved Permanently, Multiple, On, OS, The, The SourceForge, Windows, Windows XP's
related to Operation Satyagraha · 12
TrueCrypt → Brazilian, Criminology, Daniel Dantas, Dantas, Federal Bureau, In July, INC, Investigation, The Brazilian National Institute, They, TrueCrypt-protected, TrueCrypt-secured
related to Version 2.0 · 12
TrueCrypt → By May, E4M, GNU General Public License, GPL, However, June, Months, October, The, TrueCrypt Foundation, TrueCrypt Team, Version
related to Security audits · 11
TrueCrypt → April, Concordia University, Green, In, Matthew, OCAP, October, Open Crypto Audit Project, Phase, The, Windows

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TrueCryptAvailable in38 languages1.00infobox
TrueCryptDeveloperTrueCrypt Foundation1.00infobox
TrueCryptFinal release7.2 / May 28, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-05-28) (Discontinued)1.00infobox
TrueCryptLicenseTrueCrypt License 3.1 (source-available freeware)1.00infobox
TrueCryptOperating systemWindows, macOS, Linux, MorphOS1.00infobox
TrueCryptReleaseFebruary 2004; 22 years ago (2004-02)1.00infobox
TrueCryptSize3.30 MB1.00infobox
TrueCryptSuccessorVeraCrypt1.00infobox
TrueCryptTypeDisk encryption software1.00infobox
TrueCryptWritten inC, C++, Assembly1.00infobox
TrueCryptis adiscontinued source-available freeware utility used for on-the-fly encryption0.90text
Adobe Photoshopinstance ofwhich are used for preventing software piracy on products by Adobe0.80text

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