TrueCrypt 5.0

TrueCrypt 是一個免費的磁碟加密軟體，支援多種加密演算法例如： Twofish、Serpent 等。

• 目前為 USB 隨身碟等行動裝置的使用普及。
• 此款加密檔案為免費軟體，可隨身攜帶，簡便使用。
• 基本上各種可能需要的加密方法，都可以用 TrueCrypt 來達成。
• 使用 TrueCrypt 可以很方便地保護個人電腦內的機敏資料。
• 內建的加密演算法都是目前密碼學中公認最難以利用暴力法破解，所以使用者也可安心使用。
• 就算不小心檔案被竊取，如果對方沒有經過TrueCrypt軟體的掛載並輸入正確密碼，也是無法讀取您加密區中的任何檔案或文件。

New features:

Ability to encrypt a system partition/drive (i.e. a partition/drive where Windows is installed) with pre-boot authentication (anyone who wants to gain access and use the system, read and write files, etc., needs to enter the correct password each time before the system starts). For more information, see the chapter System Encryption in the documentation. (Windows Vista/XP/2003)
Pipelined operations increasing read/write speed by up to 100% (Windows)
Mac OS X version
Graphical user interface for the Linux version of TrueCrypt
XTS mode of operation, which was designed by Phillip Rogaway in 2003 and which was recently approved as the IEEE 1619 standard for cryptographic protection of data on block-oriented storage devices. XTS is faster and more secure than LRW mode (for more information on XTS mode, see the section Modes of Operation in the documentation).
Note: New volumes created by this version of TrueCrypt can be encrypted only in XTS mode. However, volumes created by previous versions of TrueCrypt can still be mounted using this version of TrueCrypt.
SHA-512 hash algorithm (replacing SHA-1, which is no longer available when Note: To re-encrypt the header of an existing volume with a header key derived using HMAC-SHA-512 (PRF), select 'Volumes' > 'Set Header Key Derivation Algorithm'.


Improvements, bug fixes, and security enhancements:

The Linux version of TrueCrypt has been redesigned so that it will no longer be affected by changes to the Linux kernel (kernel upgrades/updates).
Many other minor improvements, bug fixes, and security enhancements. (Windows and Linux)