Truecrypt no longer available ?
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Anybody else seen the announcement that TrueCrypt is no longer under development? Heading to truecrypt.org now redirects to this page[^] with some ominous warnings about unfixed security issues and a recommendation to switch to Bit Locker. Net prattle is that this might be as result of a hack so people are waiting to see what develops. The developer(s) of TrueCrypt have always been very secretive which is why there is currently such confusion. In our programming office we encrypt the drives with source code using TrueCrypt so a stolen computer/laptop will not (should not :)) allow someone else access to our code. Cheers, Brett
Seen this: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/true-goodbye-using-truecrypt-is-not-secure/[^] yet?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Seen this: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/true-goodbye-using-truecrypt-is-not-secure/[^] yet?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Anybody else seen the announcement that TrueCrypt is no longer under development? Heading to truecrypt.org now redirects to this page[^] with some ominous warnings about unfixed security issues and a recommendation to switch to Bit Locker. Net prattle is that this might be as result of a hack so people are waiting to see what develops. The developer(s) of TrueCrypt have always been very secretive which is why there is currently such confusion. In our programming office we encrypt the drives with source code using TrueCrypt so a stolen computer/laptop will not (should not :)) allow someone else access to our code. Cheers, Brett
Just started it up on one of my machines. It ain't broke. That machine runs XP, which also appears not to be broke.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Anybody else seen the announcement that TrueCrypt is no longer under development? Heading to truecrypt.org now redirects to this page[^] with some ominous warnings about unfixed security issues and a recommendation to switch to Bit Locker. Net prattle is that this might be as result of a hack so people are waiting to see what develops. The developer(s) of TrueCrypt have always been very secretive which is why there is currently such confusion. In our programming office we encrypt the drives with source code using TrueCrypt so a stolen computer/laptop will not (should not :)) allow someone else access to our code. Cheers, Brett
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Just started it up on one of my machines. It ain't broke. That machine runs XP, which also appears not to be broke.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Damnit man, when Microsoft says it ain't supported, that means any application that runs on it has security flaws! I say stop using the silly Microsoft DLLs and use raw ASM. It worked for Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 (altho they did have to set up video interface via DirectX).
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I've always written code too crappy for anyone to want to steal. Worked so far.... :P
:laugh: Sounds like the makings for an article? :)
Here today gone to Maui...
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Anybody else seen the announcement that TrueCrypt is no longer under development? Heading to truecrypt.org now redirects to this page[^] with some ominous warnings about unfixed security issues and a recommendation to switch to Bit Locker. Net prattle is that this might be as result of a hack so people are waiting to see what develops. The developer(s) of TrueCrypt have always been very secretive which is why there is currently such confusion. In our programming office we encrypt the drives with source code using TrueCrypt so a stolen computer/laptop will not (should not :)) allow someone else access to our code. Cheers, Brett
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Anybody else seen the announcement that TrueCrypt is no longer under development? Heading to truecrypt.org now redirects to this page[^] with some ominous warnings about unfixed security issues and a recommendation to switch to Bit Locker. Net prattle is that this might be as result of a hack so people are waiting to see what develops. The developer(s) of TrueCrypt have always been very secretive which is why there is currently such confusion. In our programming office we encrypt the drives with source code using TrueCrypt so a stolen computer/laptop will not (should not :)) allow someone else access to our code. Cheers, Brett
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Anybody else seen the announcement that TrueCrypt is no longer under development? Heading to truecrypt.org now redirects to this page[^] with some ominous warnings about unfixed security issues and a recommendation to switch to Bit Locker. Net prattle is that this might be as result of a hack so people are waiting to see what develops. The developer(s) of TrueCrypt have always been very secretive which is why there is currently such confusion. In our programming office we encrypt the drives with source code using TrueCrypt so a stolen computer/laptop will not (should not :)) allow someone else access to our code. Cheers, Brett
The fact that they've never supported w8 tends to give credence to having lost interest in the project and the announcement being their way of shutting down by nuking their bridges... The results[^] from the first part of the crowd funded code audit[^] started last summer suggest that the code base is in fairly lousy shape:
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Update the Windows build environment. The current required Windows build environment depends on outdated build tools and software packages that are hard to get from trustworthy sources. For example, following the reproducible build instructions at https://madiba.encs.concordia.ca/~x\_decarn/truecrypt-binaries-analysis/ requires access to VC++ 1.52 (released in 1993), in addition to various Windows ports of GNU tools downloadable from wherever they can be found. Using antiquated and unsupported build tools introduces multiple risks including: unsigned tools that could be maliciously modified, unknown or un-patched security vulnerabilities in the tools themselves, and weaker or missing implementations of modern protection mechanisms such as DEP and ASLR. ... Improve code quality. Due to lax quality standards, TrueCrypt source is difficult to review and maintain. This will make future bugs harder to find and correct. It also makes the learning curve steeper for those who wish to join the TrueCrypt project.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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Anybody else seen the announcement that TrueCrypt is no longer under development? Heading to truecrypt.org now redirects to this page[^] with some ominous warnings about unfixed security issues and a recommendation to switch to Bit Locker. Net prattle is that this might be as result of a hack so people are waiting to see what develops. The developer(s) of TrueCrypt have always been very secretive which is why there is currently such confusion. In our programming office we encrypt the drives with source code using TrueCrypt so a stolen computer/laptop will not (should not :)) allow someone else access to our code. Cheers, Brett
You can continue using TrueCrypt for locally encrypting files, source code and so.
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Anybody else seen the announcement that TrueCrypt is no longer under development? Heading to truecrypt.org now redirects to this page[^] with some ominous warnings about unfixed security issues and a recommendation to switch to Bit Locker. Net prattle is that this might be as result of a hack so people are waiting to see what develops. The developer(s) of TrueCrypt have always been very secretive which is why there is currently such confusion. In our programming office we encrypt the drives with source code using TrueCrypt so a stolen computer/laptop will not (should not :)) allow someone else access to our code. Cheers, Brett
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Damnit man, when Microsoft says it ain't supported, that means any application that runs on it has security flaws! I say stop using the silly Microsoft DLLs and use raw ASM. It worked for Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 (altho they did have to set up video interface via DirectX).
I followed your advice, deleting all the DLLs in the sysdir and downloading a load of ASM files, and now the machine won't boot. See?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I followed your advice, deleting all the DLLs in the sysdir and downloading a load of ASM files, and now the machine won't boot. See?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
