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Hidden encrypted volumes (or how to defeat password extortion) (truecrypt.org)
1 point by slaven on Aug 21, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Context: TrueCrypt allows you to have an alternate password that decrypts a different "fake" volume. This way you can give up a password and no one would be able to tell whether or not they're looking at the right files. This has been around for years.




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