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).
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is based on ''Encryption for the Masses'' (
E4M), an
open source on-the-fly encryption program first released in 1997. However, E4M was discontinued in 2000 as the author,
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 ...
, began working on commercial encryption software.
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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).
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VeraCrypt
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