''Scramdisk'' is a free
on-the-fly encryption
Disk encryption is a technology which protects information by converting it into unreadable code that cannot be deciphered easily by unauthorized people. Disk encryption uses disk encryption software or hardware to encrypt every bit of data that g ...
program for
Windows 95
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,
Windows 98
Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. The second operating system in the 9x line, it is the successor to Windows 95, and was released to ...
, and
Windows Me
Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows Me (marketed with the pronunciation of the pronoun "me"), is an operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is the successor to Windo ...
. A non-free version was also available for
Windows NT
Windows NT is a proprietary graphical operating system produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released on July 27, 1993. It is a processor-independent, multiprocessing and multi-user operating system.
The first version of Win ...
.
The original ''Scramdisk'' is no longer maintained; its author, Shaun Hollingworth, joined
Paul Le Roux
Paul Calder Le Roux (born 24 December 1972) is a former programmer, former criminal cartel boss, and informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
In 1999, he created E4M, a free and open-source disk encryption software program for ...
(the author of
E4M) to produce Scramdisk's commercial successor, ''
DriveCrypt''. The author of Scramdisk provided a driver for Windows 9x, and the author of E4M provided a driver for Windows NT, enabling cross-platform versions of both programs.
There is a new project called ''Scramdisk 4 Linux'' which provides access to Scramdisk and
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, or encrypt a partition or the whole storage device ( pre-boot authentication).
On 28 M ...
containers. Older versions of TrueCrypt included support for Scramdisk.
Licensing
Although Scramdisk's source code is still available, it's stated that it was only released and licensed for private study and not for further development.
However, because it contains an implementation of the MISTY1 Encryption Algorithm (by Hironobu Suzuki, a.k.a. H2NP) licensed under the
GNU GPL Version 2, it is in violation of the GPL.
See also
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Disk encryption
Disk encryption is a technology which protects information by converting it into unreadable code that cannot be deciphered easily by unauthorized people. Disk encryption uses disk encryption software or hardware to encrypt every bit of data that g ...
*
Disk encryption software
Disk encryption software is computer security software that protects the confidentiality of data stored on computer media (e.g., a hard disk, floppy disk, or USB device) by using disk encryption.
Compared to access controls commonly enforced by ...
*
Comparison of disk encryption software
This is a technical feature comparison of different disk encryption software.
Background information
Operating systems
Features
* Hidden containers: Whether hidden containers (an encrypted container (A) within another encrypted container (B) ...
References
External links
Scramdisk @ SamSimpson.com- Original Scramdisk web site from the Internet Archive
Official WWW site though Scramdisk no longer available
Scramdisk 4 Linux
Cryptographic software
Disk encryption
Windows security software
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