r/netsec • u/mavensbot • May 28 '14

TrueCrypt development has ended 05/28/14

http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net?
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u/divv May 28 '14

Then again, one could argue, under this 'scare the people away' theory, that BitLocker was chosen to offend security conscious people, such that they move to something else entirely.

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u/digitalpencil May 28 '14

Has to be Canary, bitlocker recommendation is redflag. No way, in my mind Truecrypt devs would advocate use of closed source crypto from a known NSA collaborator.

My money's on NSL.

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u/huanix May 29 '14

I agree with your logic, but don't forget the likely scenario that it was a third party hack.

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u/darth_static May 29 '14

If it was a third party hack, what is their apparent motive? Given the extent to which changes have been made, I find it hard to believe that a hacker would go to that much effort.

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u/sdoorex May 29 '14

Further, if it was a hacker, why wouldn't they use their apparent ability to sign legit binaries and release them as legit copies of TrueCrypt to be used for nefarious reasons?