TrueCrypt 1.0 Released
Gordon Darling
February 2, 2004
TrueCrypt 1.0 Released
We are proud to announce that TrueCrypt 1.0 has been released today. To
our best knowledge, it is currently the only free open-source on-the-fly
encryption software capable of encrypting partitions larger than 2 GB
under Windows XP/2000. On Windows XP/2000, it is also the only open-source
on-the-fly encryption system offering plausible deniability. It can either
encrypt entire partitions or devices, or it can create virtual encrypted
disks within files. Data are automatically encrypted before they are
saved, and decrypted after they are loaded (i.e. never stored
unencrypted). TrueCrypt is based on (and might be considered a sequel to)
a discontinued product called Encryption for the Masses (E4M) by Paul Le
Roux. The differences between E4M and TrueCrypt include plausible
deniability, Windows XP support, a significant increase in the volume size
limit, improved sector scrambling algorithm and many more. The complete
list of changes can be found in the History section.
Regards
Gordon
Gordon Darling
> Gordon Darling <m...@privacy.net> wrote in news:pan.2004.02.03.00.03.29.912856
> @privacy.net:
>
>> http://www.truecrypt.org/
>>
>> February 2, 2004
>
> dns truecrypt.org
> No DNS for this address
> (host doesn't exist)
Was working OK last night.
Direct d/l was
http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads/links/MTQ3NjY2Njk3Mw/truecrypt-1.0.zip
However I'm also getting a 404 from it this morning.
Regards
Gordon
Gordon Darling
> Gordon Darling <m...@privacy.net> wrote in news:pan.2004.02.03.00.03.29.912856
> @privacy.net:
>
>> http://www.truecrypt.org/
>>
>> February 2, 2004
>
> dns truecrypt.org
> No DNS for this address
> (host doesn't exist)
From Samspade.org:
Tech Name:TrueCrypt Team
Tech Street1:Vratimovska 484
Tech City:Praha
Tech Postal Code:19000
Tech Country:CZ
Tech Phone:+420.921624125
Tech Email:d...@truecrypt.org
Name Server:NS.MICROWORLD.COM
Name Server:NS2.MICROWORLD.COM
Tracert results by SamSpade:
Error - truecrypt.org doesn't exist
Lost their server for some reason? Bandwidth exceeded perhaps?
The Zip file and the PGP key are around 500 Kilobytes. If the site doesn't
come back up fairly quickly I'll email to those who need.
This is a development of E4M (Encryption for the Masses) specifically
designed to work on XP (but does work on 98/ME/NT/2K/etc)
Regards
Gordon
Peter
http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads/links/MTQ3NjY2Njk3Mw/truecrypt-1.0.zip
Neither working so yes please to anyone who can post.
Attn Dud.
I am fairly sure there is a hefty problem in accessing ABF - if group
permiyts please post to this group where evceryone can get at it.
TIA
MagicMan
news:pan.2004.02.03....@privacy.net...
Because of all of the problems of site access, here is an alternate download
link for the best and original version of "TrueCrypt 1.0" via another poster
from another newsgroup.
TrueCrypt 1.0 (win9x/2000/xp)
http://www.photosoft.net/default_zone/fr/html/page-600.html
http://www.photosoft.net/default_zone/documents/truecrypt-1.0.zip
aprox. 525kb
MD5 sums for the truecrypt zip files (1.0 and 1.0a)
e40c498bc20d3de751e6cd6b352c4406
*truecrypt-1.0.zip
(win9x/2000/xp/Win2003)
e9e6a2935faaa254ed3c2a9e44c75ba4
*truecrypt-1.0a.zip
(xp/2000/Win2003 only, no win9x support)
Enjoy! :)
MagicMan
MagicMan
Because of all of the problems of site access, here is an alternate download
Gordon Darling
> http://www.truecrypt.org/
>
> February 2, 2004
>
>
> TrueCrypt 1.0 Released
>
From another newsgroup
TrueCrypt suspended-SecureStar hauls out the lawyers
"SecureStar is claiming ownership of E4M, though it was released as free with
source code and a very liberal license before SecureStar was founded.
Perhaps an attorney can comment, but I don't understand how a company can
claim ownership over intellectual property that was released into the public
domain before the company was born. Certainly the creator of E4M, Paul Le
Roux, gave up most of his ownership rights with the license he wrote for E4M
distribution..It states *specifically* that E4M may be altered and
distributed under another name without restriction, except that its heritage
must be acknowledged."
The TrueCrypt team has announced on alt.security.scramdisk that TrueCrypt
distribution is suspended until the matter is cleared up.
From: TrueCrypt Team <tmp0...@truecrypt.org>
Organization: TrueCrypt Team
February 3, 2004
In the last two days, we have been receiving e-mails from Wilfried
Hafner, manager of SecurStar. In the e-mails he repeatedly accuses
Paul Le Roux, the author of Encryption for the Masses (E4M), of the
following:
1) Intellectual property theft, stealing the source code of E4M
from SecurStar (as an employee of SecurStar)
2) Writing an illegal license that permits anyone to base his/her
own work on E4M and distribute such modified work (while, according
to W. Hefner, P. Le Roux did not have any right to do so).
3) Distributing E4M illegally (according to W. Hefner, all versions
of E4M always belonged only to SecurStar)
These statements have been made to make us stop developing and
distributing TrueCrypt, which is based on E4M 2.02a.
As we have a strong suspicion that these statements are false, we
e-mailed Paul Le Roux and asked him to clear up this issue. Paul, we
would also appreciate if you could post a statement to this newsgroup
and sign it with the PGP key used to sign the archives containing
the original E4M 2.02a source code. The PGP key properties:
Name: Software Professionals <in...@swprofessionals.com>
ID: 0xE7959B99
Fingerprint: B37D C864 9437 CD4D C313 9DC9 60E9 73E4
Type: RSA Legacy
Created: December 15, 1998
TrueCrypt distribution is suspended, until this issue is resolved.
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Regards
Gordon
MagicMan
Thanks to another very generous individual:
All the files are available at: www.truecrypt.tk
including the binary, source code, manual, signatures, and their PGP key.
Enjoy! :)
MagicMan
MagicMan
Thanks to another very generous individual: