Hello, On Thu, 29 May 2014, Greg Freemyer wrote:
I've been a truecrypt user for years, so this is worrying:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/28/truecrypt_hack
No one seems to know what is going on. For now I will make sure not to download truecrypt and I suggest the same to all here.
Speculations go to e.g. that TC got a NSL and this is their form of a "canary" warning for their users. (I'm translating http://blog.fefe.de/?ts=ad75a806 there) <quote> Another sign was: WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is *n*ot *s*ecure *a*s it may contain unfixed security issues </quote> (boldend by fefe, "starred" by me to reflect that) 7.1x and before should be safe to keep using. Disclaimer: I never used TC. HTH, -dnh -- If human beings don't keep exercising their lips, he thought, their mouths probably seize up. After a few months' consideration and observation he abandonded this theory in favor of a new one. If they don't keep on exercising their lips, he thought, their brains start working. -- THHGTTG -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org