This How-To will show you how to set up a Container. I will publish a PDF this weekend that will include this post and the TrueCrypt Volume post that will follow shortly.

Let’s begin. First download and install TrueCrypt from here.

Now you will launch TrueCrypt and select Create Volume.

This is a bit misleading because this is how you will create both container and volume. Next you will need to choose Create a File Container.

Okay, in the next step you will select Standard TrueCrypt volume.

Now, you are going to create the volume type. This container can be created on a Flash drive, external hard drive or anywhere on your computer.

In this example I have created the container TrueCrypt.txt which will look like a text file to Windows until you try to double click it. Once you have given it a name it will show up like this.

Next you Select your encryption type.

You will now select your container size and give it a password.

You will most likely receive a password notification unless your password meets their recommended password strength. I selected yes and moved on because my password was less than 20 but closer to 15 characters in length.

The next step is to select the containers file system and format it.

• Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
• Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.
• Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).
• Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
• Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
  1) Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system.
  2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
• Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: XTS. Further information regarding features of the software may be found in the documentation.
  What is new in TrueCrypt 6.0 (released July 4, 2008)

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• Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
• Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a storage device such as USB flash drive.
• Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
• Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
  • 1) Hidden volume (steganography – more information may be found here).
  • 2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
• Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: XTS.

Further information regarding features of the software may be found in the documentation.

I recommend this software and have been waiting to the OS X version to be released!

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