[Cryptography] GeekCrypt: A Secure Fork of TrueCrypt

tpb-crypto at laposte.net tpb-crypto at laposte.net
Tue Jun 3 17:15:40 EDT 2014


> Message du 03/06/14 21:38
> De : "Bill Cox" 
>
> TrueCrypt must not die. Therefore, crypto geeks must run the TrueCrypt
> fork. Announcing GeekCrypt:
> 
> http://geekcrypt.net
> 
> Unfortunately, the truecrypt.ch guys aren't real crypto geeks. Apparently,
> they are out to make quick buck. The TrueCrypt code needs severe KISS
> defense to maintain it's security, which will be destroyed by the current
> truecrypt.ch vision.
> 
> I truly do not wish to run a TrueCrypt fork, but I also can't stand by and
> let the effort fail due to greed and incompetence. I can defend the
> TrueCrypt code base from insecure feature creep, but there are better
> crypto coders out there, and certainly coders more able to find security
> holes. I've CC-ed two such coders. If you are a good crypto coder, please
> consider working with me on GeekCrypt (or whatever we eventually call it).
> 
> There wont be any financial rewards in this project. We wont be anonymous,
> and we will make every edit public. The best reason for joining is to do
> some public good. Initial discussion can happen here, and an initial page
> can be found at:
> 
> http://geekcrypt.net
> 
> If you would like to be part of the team, please contact me:
> waywardgeek at gmail.com.
> 

It would be good if you included at least one non-us-citizen in your team to blow the whistle in case of NSL.


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