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
