On 04/28/2014 02:44 PM, intrigeri wrote: > We have on our roadmap to Tails 2.0 to replace TrueCrypt (that can > currently be installed, in an opt-in way, at Tails boot) with > something that suit our taste better: > > https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/replace_truecrypt/ > https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5373
cool, thanks for the reference, sorry i didn't see this before. > We try to (mostly) include tools in Tails that are usable by the > general public, that is integrated with the desktop environment, or at > least providing a GUI. This is why I think that our best long-term > plan is to (have someone) add support in udisks, Nautilus and friends > for cryptsetup 1.6+'s TrueCrypt support: > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70164 wow, i don't know how i missed this either. clearly i need to stay more on top of my changelogs :) looks like cryptsetup still won't be able to create truecrypt volumes, though. > Now that cryptsetup 1.6+ supports the TrueCrypt on-disk format, it's > unclear to me what are tc-play's advantages, apart of being in > wheezy-backports already, while cryptsetup 1.6+ is not. the main advantage of tcplay seems to be volume creation. > Now, I'm unsure if it would be worth installing tc-play by default, as > 1. it cannot fully replace the "real" TrueCrypt yet; 2. most users who > have the skills to use a command-line tool are also able to install > tc-play themselves; and 2. I hope we can replace it with > a udisks-integrated solution later. i agree that a udisks-integrated solution is the right long-term approach. sorry i don't have any suggestions for who might want to work on it! --dkg
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