TrueCrypt's Security Audit Is Finally Done, with (Mostly) Good Results

TrueCrypt, one of our favorite encryption tools of the past few years , has finally finished undergoing a security audit. Here’s how it fared, and wh

April 2, 2015 · 1 min · 63 words · Mrs. Hannah Preston DVM

Heres how it fared, and what that means for you.

First, the results: TrueCrypts audit showed no evidence backdoors or serious flaws, which is good.

However, these issues would only present themselves in very rare situations.

Of course, TrueCrypt isno longer in active development, which means we dont really recommend using it.

Truecrypt: Cryptographic Review| Open Crypto Audit Project

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