TrueCrypt:encrypt(password) your data on any device.

Lets face it , although everyone of us have our own PC's , it's really a headache to encrypt it & get the feeling of "yes, now i've secured it!!"..

it(data) could be anything , from confidential data to a documentation of a small exploit tat u just discovered .. or some videos or songs for that matter.

Most of us (incl me ) run windows OS most of the time..
Well...after spending loads of money on GPU's ... its no wonder why people prefer windows OS over others... , & just for the record . I use win XP.

Anyway getting back to the subject. the basic encryption provided by OS is good enough.right?

nopes...since the encryption is ' AIMED ' at a large no of people , it really makes no sense encrypting it . & since it's aimed at large people..there are already lot of hacks to break the basic encryption provided by the OS.

Encrypting(or securing ) in my dictionary would be making it unreadable without entering the password .

Originally Posted by wiki Encryption, by itself, can protect the confidentially of messages, but other techniques are still needed to verify the integrity and authenticity of a message; for example, a message authentication code (MAC) or digital signatures. Standards and computer programs to perform encryption are widely available, but successfully using encryption to ensure security is a challenging problem. A single slip-up in system design or execution can allow successful attacks. And sometimes an adversary can obtain valuable information without directly undoing the encryption.

This password protection is a headache to implement ,,, for example lets take the example of a software called "folder lock"....LOL..this software is a joke. my 8yr old sister can crack the code of that junk software//& that is supposed to be a paid software.

although , I understand why the software was designed like that . It is aimed at those people who use the software only on a single machine...lets take this example . . . suppose u want to secure your external device .. say for example a 80gb portable HDD..

what would you do?..rar it? .. which means u have to decrypt the whole volume before u use it
If u want a solution to all these problems , then u are reading the right thread.

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