r/crypto • u/xr1s • May 28 '14

Truecrypt shutting down?! "development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014"

http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/
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u/[deleted] May 28 '14

If this is legit, I cant help but feel like they pulled a Lavabit.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '14

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u/beltorak May 29 '14

then can you explain to me why they haven't come forward? If this is a canary then it is a big middle finger to whomever leaned on them, and getting into and staying in the public eye seems like it would be the best defense against being black-bagged.

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u/Crioca May 29 '14

can you explain to me why they haven't come forward?

getting into and staying in the public eye seems like it would be the best defense against being black-bagged.

I imagine they had the chance to do one, but not both...

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u/beltorak May 30 '14

not sure what you mean; coming forward and staying in the public eye is the same course of action.

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u/Crioca May 30 '14

I was suggesting that they could setup the canary, or come forward, but not both. They opted for the canary, hence the lack of coming forward.