Open source takes encrypted volumes to new levels.

I am a big proponent of the open source community. As such I am always excited when a good product comes out with something better. This month TrueCrypt has released version 5.0.

TrueCrypt is a software application used for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). It can create a “file-hosted container” or write a partition which consists of an encrypted volume with its own file system, contained within a regular file, which can then be mounted as if it were a real disk. TrueCrypt also supports device-hosted volumes, which can be created on either an individual partition or an entire disk. With version 5.0 it can now encrypt the Windows boot partition. TrueCrypt is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.