It's a lot easier to build in obscurity with hardware support rather than trying to do it in software like TC.
At 4:00 PM -0400 7/22/08, Garrett M. Groff wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Interesting. Looks like obscurity is hard, too. > >G > > > > >- ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Duane Dyar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <fde@www.xml-dev.com> >Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:18 PM >Subject: Re: [FDE] ver 6.0 of TrueCrypt > > >>I noted this in Dark Reading in relation to TrueCrypt. >> > > http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=159192&f_src=drdaily >> >> Duane >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of Garrett M. Groff >> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 2:20 PM >> To: fde@www.xml-dev.com >> Subject: [FDE] ver 6.0 of TrueCrypt >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> New features include (my summary): >> >> * parallelized encryption/decryption (to take advantage of multi-core >> computers that are all the rage these days) >> * plausibly deniable hidden OS support >> * backup of volume header (reliability update) >> * ability to create hidden volumes on Mac/Linux >> * some other stuff... >> >> Of all the new features, the "hidden OS support" looks the coolest, >> since most FDE products (for the OS) don't do this (meaning you're still >> susceptible to the "gun to the head" scenario). >> >> - -- >> >> I wonder if/when TC will support TPM chips, allowing for PIN entry >> ('stead of entering a complex p/w on startup) and pre-boot integrity >> checking). >> >> G >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: PGP Desktop 9.8.3 (Build 4028) - not licensed for commercial >> use: www.pgp.com >> Charset: utf-8 >> >> wj8DBQFIe6avSGIRT5oVahwRAvCzAJ9TvPxdIB3ahBIRpEwbaDjGPPkssgCfW4fg >> 7Bb1XG10gtjPOW4kNdWtzQI= >> =N1sp >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FDE mailing list >> FDE@www.xml-dev.com >> http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FDE mailing list >> FDE@www.xml-dev.com >> http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: PGP Desktop 9.8.3 (Build 4028) - not licensed for >commercial use: www.pgp.com >Charset: utf-8 > >wj8DBQFIhjxYSGIRT5oVahwRArqiAKCtNwEHCeTvmXJlzHOwP6/CBlfmIwCgyVRc >o227bAt8JaptBclvygVhrt0= >=5cTi >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >_______________________________________________ >FDE mailing list >FDE@www.xml-dev.com >http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list FDE@www.xml-dev.com http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde
