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Say, for the sake of argument, that I have an external SSD with 5 partitions, 2 of which are filled with random data (passing a chi-square test), the remaining
by dkulchenko 13y ago
Say, for the sake of argument, that I have an external SSD with 5 partitions, 2 of which are filled with random data (passing a chi-square test), the remaining 3 are TrueCrypt volumes.
The way I understand it, I have plausible deniability that I have any encrypted data on this disk. Failing that, wouldn't being forced to divulge which of the partitions are actual encrypted volumes be self-incrimination?
- ethanbond 13y agoYou don't have to decrypt anything no matter what. You can't be compelled to give up the key.
- hnriot 13y ago... unless you're in guantanamo bay
- gizmo686 13y agoYou have plausible deniability for any single disk (assuming their is no info leak through other channels, (and possibly technicalities with TrueCrypt). However, you will have a difficult time claiming that they are all random, especially because you would be set up to run TrueCrypt. The best approach I have heard is to have 2 TrueCrypt volumes, but claim you only have 1. You still have to be careful about data leaks, and making your 'one' look convincing. Also, yes, you cannot be forced to give them your decryption keys.
- zizee 13y agoThe issue with that idea is that you have to be 100% confident that Trucrypt does not leave behind artifacts that point to the non-dummy partitions, including things like "recently accessed documents" or indices created by the OS to speed up document/file searching.