Talk:TrueCrypt

= Truectypt discussion =

FUSE vs root permissions
From what I understand, truecrypt uses FUSE, yet it still requires root permissions in order to mount volumes.

Assuming truecrypt is running as a user which is a member of the fuse group there should be no need for elevated priveleges.

What am I missing here? Can anyone shed some light on why this is?

XTS and LRW
To get menuconfig to show these options, "General Setup" -> "Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers" has to be checked, too (at least on v2.6.32-gentoo-r7).

Enhanced "mount.truecrypt" needs to be updated.
I had a few problems with the suggested mount.truecrypt script (enhanced version) found under "Mount volume via fstab". I have updated it to a better version, as the previous one had some problems with the arguments. I also added a few useful arguments and made it easier to add additional arguments.