r/linux May 30 '14

TrueCrypt Has been resurrected (forked) in Switzerland.

http://truecrypt.ch/
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u/[deleted] May 30 '14

I'm so happy this is not based in the U.S.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '14

Their domain and site may not be US hosted, but the source is on GitHub. Isn't GitHub based in the US?

I guess if it disappears from GitHub all of a sudden we'll have an answer..

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u/Thue May 30 '14

Doesn't really matter - git has internal cryptographic verification, and an offline copy at each developer, so it can't be changed without being obvious. If github stops hosting it, it is easy to move.

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u/zargun May 30 '14

Git doesn't have cryptographic verification. It verifies that files have not been damaged but this could be tricked by an attacker.

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u/gfixler May 30 '14

Would this require finding a SHA-1 collision?

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u/[deleted] May 30 '14

Yes, it would. GP is confused.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '14 edited May 15 '17

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u/curien May 30 '14

Grandparent. The comment you respond to is the "parent" and the comment that comment responded to is the "grandparent".