Comments on: New TrueCrypt Available – Free Open Source Disk Encryption Software for Windows Vista/XP , Mac OS X, and Linux http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/02/08/new-truecrypt-available-free-open-source-disk-encryption-software-for-windows-vistaxp-mac-os-x-and-linux/ serving up the info back room techs everywhere find interesting Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Saqib Ali http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/02/08/new-truecrypt-available-free-open-source-disk-encryption-software-for-windows-vistaxp-mac-os-x-and-linux/#comment-565 Saqib Ali Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:35:56 +0000 http://thebackroomtech.wordpress.com/?p=260#comment-565 I installed TrueCrypt on my laptop and ran some benchmark tests. Benchmark Results: http://www.full-disk-encryption.net/wiki/index.php/TrueCrypt#Benchmarks Pros: 1) Easy to use product. Simple clean interface. Very user-friendly! 2) Free and Open Source 3) Multiple Encryption and Hashing algorithm available. Cons: 1) Buffered Read and Buffered Transfer Rate was almost halved after TrueCrypt FDE was enabled :-(. 2) Access Time for large file (250+MB) increased by 11%. 3) The initial encryption of the 120 GB HDD took 2 hours. I installed TrueCrypt on my laptop and ran some benchmark tests.

Benchmark Results:
http://www.full-disk-encryption.net/wiki/index.php/TrueCrypt#Benchmarks

Pros:
1) Easy to use product. Simple clean interface. Very user-friendly!
2) Free and Open Source
3) Multiple Encryption and Hashing algorithm available.

Cons:
1) Buffered Read and Buffered Transfer Rate was almost halved after TrueCrypt FDE was enabled :-( .
2) Access Time for large file (250+MB) increased by 11%.
3) The initial encryption of the 120 GB HDD took 2 hours.

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