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Encryptstick vs truecrypt2/27/2024 ![]() The Volume Password is probably the most important part.You access your files with it and if you happen to forget it your files are lost.Make sure you use a large string, something that is not a dictionary word and not a combination of them. All algorithms are secure (unless someone proves otherwise, which has not happened yet) You can run benchmarks in that window and get additional information about each algorithm. Which encryption and hash algorithm are you going to use. Next in the line are the encryption options. Now we are selecting the device that we want to encrypt, in my case the new USB drive. We are creating a standard volume therefor. ![]() The reason is to give up only the standard password and not the password for the hidden volume when someone forces you. Hidden volumes are created in standard volumes. The next window gives us the choice to create a standard or hidden True Crypt volume. We are going to create a volume within a non-system device and check the second option in that screen. The choices are to create an encrypted container, encrypt a partition / drive or encrypt the system partition (the one running Windows). A window will appear asking about the type of volume that you want to create. This guide will encrypt the full USB drive.Ĭlick on the Create Volume button in the lower left corner. The benefits of using a container are that some data of that drive is accessible without True Crypt. The choice is yours, I prefer to encrypt the whole partition. ![]() True Crypt can encrypt a partition or create an encrypted container on a hard drive. You obviously need to make some decisions before you continue. The main True Crypt window will load and look like the following: Download and install the software as usual and start it afterwards. You obviously need True Crypt for this guide, the latest available version for Windows is 5.0a. I don't want to point out all of the valid reasons for encrypting a drive or partition with True Crypt other than pointing out some key elements such as privacy and theft protection.
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