ARCHIVED: What is TrueCrypt, and how can I use it to protect sensitive data?
Important: As of June 2014, TrueCrypt is no longer being developed or supported. Users of TrueCrypt should switch to other whole whole disk encryption software such as ARCHIVED: PGP Whole Disk Encryption or Microsoft's BitLocker.
TrueCrypt is a software program that creates an encrypted file on your computer and lets you access the encrypted file using a drive letter. The program protects the encrypted file using keys that are protected by a separate TrueCrypt passphrase. This encryption is transparent to the user and is done locally at the user's computer. This means you can store a TrueCrypt file on a server and TrueCrypt will encrypt data before it is transmitted over the network.
To install TrueCrypt, follow these steps:
- Download
TrueCrypt. Double-click the
.zip
file to extract it, and then run as an administrator. - Click .
- In the
TrueCrypt has been successfully installed
dialog box, click . Click to close TrueCrypt setup.
To configure TrueCrypt:
- From the menu, select , and then the folder. Select to start the application.
- Select , and then .
- Select and click .
- On the "Volume Location" screen, click .
- Browse to the location where you want to store the encrypted file; you can choose USB drives and mapped drives on servers if you want. Type the name of your file in the "File name:" box, and click .
- In the "Volume Location" window, click .
- In the "Encryption Options" window, click .
- On the "Volume Size" screen, enter a size suitable for the amount of data you need to protect.
- On the "Volume Password" screen, type a passphrase to use with this TrueCrypt file and then click .
- On the "Volume Format" screen, click , and then click when the creation is complete.
- On the "Volume Created" screen, click .
Now that you have created your volume, to use it:
- In the main TrueCrypt window, under "Volume", click , select the file that you created, and then click .
- Highlight the drive letter you want to map to your encrypted file and click . You will be prompted for your passphrase. Type your passphrase and click . Now you can use your TrueCrypt drive just like any other mapped drive.
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 15:42:49.