TrueCrypt Is No More??? A shocker!

I have relied on TrueCrypt for at least a couple of years now, as have so many others, to encrypt sensitive files on my computer. It’s been a highly regarded standard for keeping private and sensitive information away from potential prying eyes.

Suddenly and unexpectedly, those behind the TrueCrypt software have shut down their download page, truecrypt.org, and redirected it to truecrypt.sourceforge.net with this message…

WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues

This page exists only to help migrate existing data encrypted by TrueCrypt.

The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014 after Microsoft terminated support of Windows XP. Windows 8/7/Vista and later offer integrated support for encrypted disks and virtual disk images. … You should migrate any data encrypted by TrueCrypt to encrypted disks or virtual disk images supported on your platform.

The page goes on to give step-by-step instructions on how to migrate from TrueCrypt to Microsoft’s BitLocker.

This mysterious action caught everyone off guard, especially since the open source TrueCrypt recently passed an independent security audit. The developers of TrueCrypt have not responded to queries about their sudden abandonment of the project.

See this article for alternatives to TrueCrypt.