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Truecrypt 5.0 Released

A new version of Truecrypt has been released with some pretty significant changes:
http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=version-history

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but I wonder why "The forum

but I wonder why "The forum is temporarily unavailable due to technical problems." and has been for a long time?

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Maybe it's because they disabled all accounts
that use a free e-mail service ? So there's nobody left to post Smile

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Too Bad

there's still admin rights required.

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I don't think someone should be running a software such on this on a public computer... personal data is compromised very easily like this....

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you shouldn't present personal data to a public computer,
truecrypt or not ..

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/me agrees with RMB Fixed

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compatiblity with TCExplorer

Absent a truecrypt forum, thought I'd ask here: does anyone know if the new encryption schemes -- XTS mode and SHA-512 headers -- in Truecrypt 5 make the volumes inaccessible to existing version of TC Explorer?

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Nope..

Looks like it is not compatible with the new features:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1933141&forum_id=705177

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I doubt the developer will

I doubt the developer will be able to make it compatible as he just made a GUI for an existing app that since then has been discontinued by its original developer. I still hope TCExplorer will be updated using TrueCrypt's source code or even better included in the official TrueCrypt as an extra tool.

I have asked / suggested to have something similar but it might be beyond their targets for TrueCrypt. They also might reason its just a security risk using truecrypted content on a PC where you dont have admin rights.

I still hope a solution comes because although its not wise to use encrypted content on a untrusted PC, sometimes it might be needed and besides, I mainly use it in case I loose my USB Flash Drive.

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