Migration from BestCrypt to TrueCrypt
After trying out TrueCrypt for a day, I decided to migrate all of my encrypted data from BestCrypt to its containers. A number of reasons compelled me to transfer 30 GB of data spread across various containers, some of which included:
- TrueCrypt doesn’t load a plethora of kernel modules whenever I load the main one in memory. I despise seeing about 10 modules, one for each supported algorithm, whenever I tried to load the basic one (
bc
). - Similarly, TrueCrypt doesn’t bloat my
bin
directory with redundantbc*
files. - It also saves me the trouble of even (un)loading the modules as the application automatically takes care of it.
- TrueCrypt has nice wizards for its command-line application. Which spares me the trouble of remembering all those switches involved with the
bctool
command. - It also provides some useful features which aren’t present in BestCrypt e.g. key-files and volume header backups.
- Unlike BestCrypt, TrueCrypt can be run without root privileges on Linux.
- One reason to rule them all: it’s free and released under GPL.
For those of your who’re wondering what exactly is TrueCrypt: it’s a disk encryption software which can create virtual password-protected ‘encrypted’ drives on your PC; it’s easy-to-learn and has excellent documentation for beginners. Just head over to the official website and download a version suited to your operating system (and have my sympathies if you’re using a Mac).
Tags: BestCrypt, GPL, Technology, TrueCrypt