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Re: TrueCrypt?
From: "Dennis E. Hamilton" <dennis.hamilton () acm org>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 16:29:33 -0700
In the various accounts and discussions all around the Internet, I had been baffled by the mention of Windows XP support end-of-life. On reflection, I can see why there might be concern for the vulnerability of TrueCrypt, and user keys, on a platform for which there is no longer any security support. The observation that there are existing solutions on the major currently-supported platforms makes sense in that context. Concerning the mention of Bitlocker, I note that Bitlocker is available on Windows 8.1 Pro and works just fine given the hardware that Windows 8 and 8.1 require anyhow. (I am not in a position to know whether "works just fine" means Bitlocker is highly secure or not. At least it is not password based and one should remove and squirrel away the USB key after powering up and certainly not leave it inserted in a powered-down system.) I have no idea what the actual trigger of the TrueCrypt shutdown is. -- Dennis E. Hamilton dennis.hamilton () acm org +1-206-779-9430 https://keybase.io/orcmid PGP F96E 89FF D456 628A -----Original Message----- From: Fulldisclosure [mailto:fulldisclosure-bounces () seclists org] On Behalf Of Barkley, Peter Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 13:47 To: fulldisclosure () seclists org Subject: Re: [FD] TrueCrypt? + http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/true-goodbye-using-truecrypt-is-not-secure/ -----Original Message----- From: Fulldisclosure [mailto:fulldisclosure-bounces () seclists org] On Behalf Of Anthony Fontanez Sent: 2014, May, 28 10:21 PM To: fulldisclosure () seclists org Subject: [FD] TrueCrypt? I'm surprised I haven't seen any discussion about the recent issues with TrueCrypt. Links to current discussions follow. /r/sysadmin: http://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/26pxol/truecrypt_is_dead/ /r/netsec: http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/26pz9b/truecrypt_development_has_ended_052814/ [ ... ] _______________________________________________ Sent through the Full Disclosure mailing list http://nmap.org/mailman/listinfo/fulldisclosure Web Archives & RSS: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/
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