Winamp and TrueCrypt

Figong

Figong

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I noticed something that could be a complete disaster should one get no-knocked and computer taken into evidence. Due to how TrueCrypt works, it has 2 layers.. with 2 different passwords - that's assuming the hidden partition is known about at all. Not a problem, right? Yeah, wrong. Winamp with default settings will detect the drive if Winamp is open when TrueCrypt pwd is entered, and make a reference to the hidden drive as something that may contain music or another filetype Winamp is capable of opening. Just had it scream at me and ask me if I wanted to add files from the <insert drive letter here> drive. Figured I'd pass this along so there's no headache in that respect.
 
i guess. but are you saying that leo is going to look at winamp and see it pointing to a drive that doesnt show up in disk manager; and then become suspicious?
Couldnt that wrong pointer just be to your external USB terabyte drive? Or a USB stick? Or your phone?
I'm not sure I'd get my panties in a wad over this one.
 
I'm more worried about COFEE being used, if it is... it'd show drive mapping directly to local HD, and would definitely point to something hidden.
 
i just did some cursory research on cofee and it looks like a joke. A few crap tools you can get for free. If thats what LEO is using in your town you dont have anything to worry about.
 
Is what our normal police use, from what I was told - am paranoid about it.. is why everything that I have that's semi-sensitive or better is a Serpent-TWOFish-AES trifecta, they'll find Jimmy Hoffa before it gets cracked.
 
Figong said:
I noticed something that could be a complete disaster should one get no-knocked and computer taken into evidence. Due to how TrueCrypt works, it has 2 layers.. with 2 different passwords - that's assuming the hidden partition is known about at all. Not a problem, right? Yeah, wrong. Winamp with default settings will detect the drive if Winamp is open when TrueCrypt pwd is entered, and make a reference to the hidden drive as something that may contain music or another filetype Winamp is capable of opening. Just had it scream at me and ask me if I wanted to add files from the <insert drive letter here> drive. Figured I'd pass this along so there's no headache in that respect.
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Nice catch, Fig. I use TC on flash drive. Alternative(s)?
 
BarnBuster said:
Nice catch, Fig. I use TC on flash drive. Alternative(s)?
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TrueCrypt is the best thing going right now, imho - people have tried to brute force crack it and it's quite solid, just don't want Winamp leaving trace evidence on an otherwise 'non-obvious' machine. Even 33GB of rainbow tables against it does no good, whatsoever.
 
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