Encryption Tools

[Fernando Duran]

+1 vote for TrueCrypt, a really amazing tool.

For encrypted storage in the cloud I'm happy with Dropbox (dropbox.com), it's free (first 5GB I think), encrypted (you have to trust them on this), works on Windows/Mac/Linux seamlessly and it's versioned.


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Fernando Duran
http://www.fduran.com


--- On Fri, 3/5/10, Michael Lauzon <mlauzon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> From: Michael Lauzon <mlauzon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Encryption Tools
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Received: Friday, March 5, 2010, 9:33 AM
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 09:23, William
> O'Higgins Witteman
> <william.ohiggins-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
> > Does anyone have a resource that gives advice about
> which:
> >
> > full-disk encryption program to use
> >
> > and
> >
> > online encrypted file drop to use
> >
> > I am looking for something that I can point to so as
> to justify the
> > choices that I make.  For the full-disk encryption
> program, I will want
> > to have a recommendation for both Windows and Mac
> laptops.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice.
> > --
> >
> > yours,
> >
> > William
> 
> I can answer the first one, but can't answer the second
> one.  In the
> case of your first question, go the OSS route:
> 
> TrueCrypt, http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads
> 
> 
> -- 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Michael Lauzon
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