In computing, rubberhose (also known by its development codename Marutukku) is a
deniable encryption archive containing multiple
file systems whose existence can only be verified using the appropriate cryptographic key.
Name and history
The project was originally named Rubberhose, as it was designed to be resistant to attacks by people willing to use
torture
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogational torture, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. definitions of tortur ...
on those who knew the encryption keys. This is a reference to the
rubber-hose cryptanalysis euphemism.
It was written in 1997–2000 by
Julian Assange,
Suelette Dreyfus, and Ralf Weinmann.
Technical
The following paragraphs are extracts from the project's documentation:
Status
Rubberhose is not actively maintained, although it is available for
Linux kernel 2.2,
NetBSD and
FreeBSD. The latest version available, still in alpha stage, is v0.8.3.
See also
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Rubber-hose cryptanalysis
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Key disclosure law
Key disclosure laws, also known as mandatory key disclosure, is legislation that requires individuals to surrender cryptographic keys to law enforcement. The purpose is to allow access to material for confiscation or digital forensics purposes and ...
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StegFS
StegFS is a free steganographic file system for Linux based on the ext2 filesystem. It is licensed under the GPL. It was principally developed by Andrew D. McDonald and Markus G. Kuhn.
The last version of StegFS is 1.1.4, released February 14 ...
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VeraCrypt hidden volumes
References
External links
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Marutukku.org documentation and downloads{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716034441/http://marutukku.org/ , date=2012-07-16
Cryptographic software
Julian Assange
Steganography