[GTALUG] Cross-platform encrypted partition/virtual disk?

[Giles Orr]

I want to have an encrypted portion of a USB stick that's accessible
on Windows, Linux, and OS X.  This will include lots of files, to the
point that individual file encryption would seem impractical, and a
partition (or encrypted virtual disk) would be the best solution.  I
thought "TrueCrypt!" ... but the first word that came up when I
searched for it was "discontinued:"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueCrypt .  According to that same
Wikipedia article, its successors are VeraCrypt or CipherShed: of the
two, VeraCrypt seems more practical, as it actually has several public
releases behind it whereas CipherShed seems like it's more of an idea
than a product right now.

Has anybody tried either of these?  Any other solutions that people
are using or would suggest for this circumstance?  Thanks.

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Giles
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