What is truecrypt?

Question

I hear people in Ask Ubuntu talk about software called true crypt. I know it is used to for encryption but I do not know more.

How does it encrypt data?
Is it available for Ubuntu
How can I use it?

Also, see the answers for [this question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/166199/how-do-i-encrypt-files-after-skipping-the-option-during-installation), as they should be useful regarding `truecrypt`. — , Feb 27 '13 at 15:15

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 27 '13 at 14:28

TrueCrypt creates TrueCrypt volume containers (encrypted files) where you store your secret data. Later you can mount it like any other volume, by providing the password/keyfile. The good thing is that it works "on the fly", in other words, it encrypts/decrypts the data in RAM before making changes to disk, as you write/read files to/from the volume. It can also encrypt full partitions/drives. For the documentation, see: http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 27 '13 at 16:02

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As you said it is a software for encryption, for more information you'd better have a look at http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/.

edited Feb 27 '13 at 16:02

RolandiXor

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answered Feb 27 '13 at 14:18

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What is truecrypt?

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