Comparison of disk encryption software: Difference between revisions

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{{warning|This is a recently created article and the authors may not be familiar with all the tools.

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! dm-crypt/cryptsetup

| {{n/a}}

| 2004-03-11<ref>Includeddm-crypt was first included in Linux kernel version 2.6.4: http://lwn.net/Articles/75404/</ref>

| Free, open source (GPL)

| Linux 2.6

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! Pre-boot authentication

! Custom authentication

! Multiple keys

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! [[Passphrase strengthening]]

!

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! [[BestCrypt]]

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

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! [[PGPDisk]]

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}<ref>PGP private keys are always protected by strenghtened passphrases </ref>

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! [[TrueCrypt]]

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

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! dm-crypt/cryptsetup

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}<ref name=dmcrypt-initrd>Candm-crypt volumes can be mounted from the [[initrd]] before the system is booted</ref>

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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! dm-crypt/[[LUKS]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}<ref name=dmcrypt-initrd>Can be mounted from [[initrd]]</ref>

| {{wipyes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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! [[FreeOTFE]]

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

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