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Files that really are sensitive will be stored on the hidden volume. A hidden volume can be mounted the same way as a standard TrueCrypt volume: Click Select File or Select Device to select the outer/host volume (important: make sure the volume is not mounted). Then click Mount, and enter the password for the hidden volume.
Is the tcplay utility compatible with TrueCrypt?
The tcplay utility provides full support for creating and opening/mapping TrueCrypt- compatible volumes.
When do I enter password for hidden volume?
Whether the hidden or the outer volume will be mounted is determined by the entered password (i.e., when you enter the password for the outer volume, then the outer volume will be mounted; when you enter the password for the hidden volume, the hidden volume will be mounted).
Hidden Volume. It may happen that you are forced by somebody to reveal the password to an encrypted volume. There are many situations where you cannot refuse to reveal the password (for example, due to extortion). Using a so-called hidden volume allows you to solve such situations without revealing the password to your volume.
What’s the maximum size of a TrueCrypt file?
TrueCrypt Volume Format Specification. The maximum possible TrueCrypt volume size is 2 63 bytes (8,589,934,592 GB). However, due to security reasons (with respect to the 128-bit block size used by the encryption algorithms), the maximum allowed volume size is 1 PB (1,048,576 GB).
How are characters distributed in a TrueCrypt volume?
In a TrueCrypt volume, the program tries to distribute the characters in a completely “random” (i.e. equally occurring) format. To explain this in simpler terms, if a “normal” file is made up of “01189998819991197253” (7 occurrences of 9), a TrueCrypt file will be made up of “01234567890123456789” (each character occurring only twice).
How are master keys stored in TrueCrypt format?
§ Multiple concatenated master keys are stored here when the volume is encrypted using a cascade of ciphers (secondary master keys are used for XTS mode). ** See above in this section for information on the method used to fill free volume space with random data when the volume is created.