RE: [Fed-Talk] Drive Encryption - Cross Platform compatible
RE: [Fed-Talk] Drive Encryption - Cross Platform compatible
- Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] Drive Encryption - Cross Platform compatible
- From: "Losasso, Jonathan E IT3 CCG, N63" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 08:16:27 -0700
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Drive Encryption - Cross Platform compatible
Here is some food for though regarding COTS drive encryption (truecrypt, filevault, dm-crypt, & bitlocker. Old news, but still applicable.
http://citp.princeton.edu/memory/
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-----Original Message-----
From: fed-talk-bounces+jonathan.losasso=email@hidden [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+jonathan.losasso=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Timothy J. Miller
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:09
To: Michael Pike
Cc: email@hidden
Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Drive Encryption - Cross Platform compatible
*Conformance* with FIPS 140 (as Truecrypt does) and being a validated FIPS 140 cryptomodule are two entirely different things. Do not confuse the two.
FIPS 140 validation is required for gov't procured systems. Truecrypt's crypto module is not on the NIST cryptomodule validation list, so it can
*not* show FIPS 140 compliance.
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/
-- Tim
Michael Pike wrote:
> TrueCrypt is amazing! It even works on Windows 7 RC1 (the closest OS
> X clone to date)...
>
> But I disagree on the FIPS, after doing research, it is FIPS certified
> when you use the wizard to create the drive image. It asks you
> specifically if you want FIPS certified ciphers, and further tells you
> the level (up to top secret) that it is certified for... this is in
> the latest version (I believe release May 11th)...
>
> Thurmon: Thank you VERY much for the advice... it works perfectly and
> cannot beat the price!
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Timothy J. Miller <email@hidden
> <mailto:email@hidden>> wrote:
>
> Hopfner, Philip (Phil) (CIV) wrote:
>
> I'd use Truecrypt which now has a Mac version. It's a great
> product that I've used for years (on the PC side).
>
>
> Not FIPS certified. This is the *Fed*-Talk list, after all. :)
>
> -- Tim
>
>
>
>
> --
> "If they will come to America they will learn to speak English, for if
> I was to go to Canada I would learn to speak Canadian." - George W.
> Bush,
> 2006 - Immigration Reform
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