[Noisebridge-discuss] Which can I trust more: TrueCrypt or OSXFileVault?

[Sarah Nordstrom]

If by "Decoy password trick" you mean the Hidden volume functionality of
TrueCrypt (ie. reveal one password that shows a 'decoy' volume of
important-looking files, but the real password with the real files behind
it stays secret), that works fine on non-Windows platforms too.
 - Sarah

On Sat, February 12, 2011 06:41, davidfine wrote:
> I like truecrypt- but its full disk encryption only works for windows
> (same for the Decoy password trick I think).
>
>
> Truecrypt is more trustworthy if your threat model includes the people
> who would have access to backdoors in proprietary software. If those
> people care about you, your weak link is OS X in general.  But hey, you
> might as well use truecrypt, it's not that much extra work.
>
> If you're concerned about this sort of thing what you really want is full
>  disk encryption because that  also protects you from tampering.
> Unfortunately the only ones I know for mac (PGP, SOPHOS) are commercial
> software again... Seagate FDE drives don't work on macs either... There's
> gotta be some way to do it with open software....
>
> --D
>
>
> On Sat 12/02/11 12:18 AM , "Sai" sai at saizai.com sent:
> As context for my own needs (not meant as a restriction of the
> discussion), I've just acquired a Macbook Air to replace my dead MBP and
> the old Win7 I've been using in the interim.
>
> I will be using it in various contexts (e.g. at hacker conferences,
> crossing US borders, for business with high security needs, etc), entailing
> multiple possible threats. I'd like to ensure it's fairly well locked down
> just in case. I am not aware of any specific threats against me per se;
> I'd just like to be cautious.
>
>
> - Sai
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