However, this is not always practical (many people are not familiar with how to read source code, or lack the required tools to build their own). In which case, if you are trust the author, and the system on which the release was built on, then you may prefer to simply check the SHA-1 and PGP signatures associated with the binary release.

FreeOTFE is about as pretty much just as safe as writing directly data to your hard drive, without FreeOTFE encrypting it (see also the FAQ: "What happens if my volume file is corrupted or damaged in some way? Will I lose all my data?") If you forget your password however, then by definition you will not be able to recover your data (see also the FAQ: "Help! I forgot my password! I know it was something like...")

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No! None of the ArchiCrypt encryption tools (ArchiCrypt Live, ArchiCrypt Mobile, ArchiCrypt NET) contain any "backdoors" or "general keyfile" to decrypt data. There is no way to access encrypted data unless you have the correct key. Not even the author of ArchiCrypt is able to extract encrypted files without the correct key. The only way to access volumes without having the key would be to "crack" the encryption algorithm or the key.

When I mount a FAT/FAT32 formatted Linux volume under FreeOTFE everything works perfectly. When I do the same with myext2/ext3/RiserFS/etc volume, I can't see my files!

No; as long as ESSIV mode is used (see the "Create new volume" wizard, encryption settings step), such attacks will not succeed.

Yes. By installing FreeOTFE on the computers you wish to access your data from, you can mount a volume file located on a networked server. When mounting over a network, simply specify the UNC path (e.g. \\servername\sharename\path\volumefilename) to the volume file begin mounted. When a volume is mounted over a network in this way, all data read/written to that volume will be sent over the network in encrypted form.

After creating an encrypted partition/disk, if you have a drive letter associated with the physical partition used, MS Windows will report that drive as being "RAW" since it cannot understand what is stored on it (for obvious reasons, it can't understand what the encrypted data means).

For security reasons, FreeOTFE doesn't store any information relating to which hash/cypher combination was used to encrypt a FreeOTFE volume. a result, FreeOTFE is forced to cycle through all of its possible hash/cypher combinations in order to determine which one to use. Reducing the number of combinations it has to check can significantly reduce the time this takes.

The first method is probably the more secure, as your entire MojoPac setup is encrypted. Simply create a new FreeOTFE volume on your USB drive, mount it, and then install MojoPac onto the mounted volume. In this way everything relating to your MojoPac system will be secured. Because of FreeOTFE's portable mode, MojoPac can be used as a fully mobile, secured, system by placing a copy of FreeOTFE onto your USB drive along with the volume file.

This is completely untrue. Any 'backdoors' that have been found in earlier versions of BitchX are unintentional and a part of the normal program development process. They are, of course, fixed as soon as they are discovered. The rumor about an intentional backdoor was started around 1996 or 97 by an Undernet IRC operator on the BugTraq mailing list and was completely misguided.

After associating FreeOTFE with ".vol" files from the options dialog, I doubleclicked my ".vol" volume file, and nothing happened!

The answer to that is an emphatic NO! FreeOTFE and CrossCrypt are two completely separate projects, written by completely different people. It's easy to see why users may get the idea that FreeOTFE is based on CrossCrypt; CrossCrypt was released first, and the CrossCrypt's GUI (CrossCryptGUI) looks practically identical to FreeOTFE's interface. The reality is that CrossCrypt itself is a command line based OTFE system; it has no GUI.

With the exception of the NULL and XOR cyphers, FreeOTFE uses CBC mode and has the flexibility for other modes to be easily added by simply changing drivers.

This message indicates that you have either not installed the main FreeOTFE driver ("FreeOTFE.sys"), or you have not started it yet. When exiting the driver installation dialog, if the main FreeOTFE driver hasn't been both installed and started. When starting FreeOTFE after installing the main FreeOTFE driver, if the driver has not been started (e.g.

No - Although Administrator privileges are needed to install the FreeOTFE drivers, or start/stop portable mode. To allow "standard" (non Administrator) users to use FreeOTFE, please install the FreeOTFE drivers by following the instructions in the Installation and Upgrading section. After which, any user will be free to use FreeOTFE (e.g. to create, mount, dismount and use encrypted volumes)

In order for most (if not all) OTFE systems to operate, they require the use of "kernel mode drivers" to carry out drive emulation. A "kernel mode driver" is special piece of software which operates at a very low-level within your computer's operating system. As such, it can do pretty much anything to your system - including carrying out privileged actions that normal users are not allowed to do (e.g. formatting your HDD).

No - and there are currently no plans to port FreeOTFE to these OSs due to the different driver model used.

By creating a shortcut with suitable command line parameters in your "Startup" directory (click the MS Windows "Start" button, then go to "Programs | Startup"), FreeOTFE can mount volume files after your system starts up/you login.

Yes, you can - and this makes FreeOTFE more portable, and easier to use, if you want to take it with you on (for example) a USB drive. There is only one exception though; if you are using Windows Vista, and have User Account Control (UAC) switched on, you will not be allowed to store your settings with the FreeOTFE executable if it is stored under your "Program Files" directory.

If you have chosen to save your settings, FreeOTFE will store them un a "FreeOTFE.ini" file stored on your computer at your chosen location When it starts up, FreeOTFE will attempt to locate this file and read in your settings, by first checking for it in the same directory the executable (FreeOTFE.exe) was located in. If a settings file cannot be found in this location, it will try and look for the same file in your user's profile.

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