Full details of the event have already been posted bt Mark Doherty at flashmobileblog.com.

Before we get into the main instruction, I want to highlight some points.

1. [[** UPDATE **]]
   See this comment Sorry I was wrong, thank you for clearing this up
   [[** UPDATE **]]
   Currently the Mac version of TrueCrypt does NOT support hidden volumes, so if you need data to be available on Windows, Mac and Linux, you will have to forgo hidden encrypted volume functionality for the time being. Remember hidden TrueCrypt volumes you have previously created will NOT work on Macintosh computers.
2. Currently the Mac version of TrueCrypt only seems to support the FAT file system. This is actually pretty logical . There is no native support for NTFS on Macintosh computers yet. If you already have a Windows based NTFS formatted encrypted volume, you may want to set up a new encrypted volume and format it to FAT so that you can mount the volume on multiple operating systems.
3. Remember you will need to download the latest version of TrueCrypt

Below the fold is the full step by step instruction on how to create a free, portable, cross platform encrypted drive using TrueCrypt. The encrypted volume you create should allow you to move a secure encrypted file across windows, macintosh and linux computers. As long as you have the TrueCrypt application with you on something like a USB drive or TrueCrypt is pre-installed on your target computer you should be able to mount your encrypted file as a standard drive.

So off we go!!

1. Open TrueCrypt on your machintosh OS X computer.

   

   This is the default screen for TrueCrypt on os x

2. Click create volume.

   

   Although you are asked if you would like to create a 'Hidden TrueCrypt Volume' the macintosh OS X version currently only supports standard TrueCrypt volumes.

3. Select or create a new file that will be replaced to become your TrueCrypt Volume.

   

   In this case I have created a new file, one point to note is my choice in file extension. You could choose any extension to disguise your TrueCrypt volume, I have chosen teh file extension for Microsoft Power Point files, I know from experience these files can get pretty large, something that should help avoid the file drawing undue attention.

4. Set the size of your TrueCrypt Volume.

   

   While it is easy to put in a nice whole number as your TrueCrypt Volume size, its unusual to see large files of nice rounded file sizes, think about mixing it up a bit!

5. Select the encryption Algorithm that will be used to encrypt the data in your TrueCrypt volume.

   

6. Select the Hash Algorithm that will be used to encrypt the data in your TrueCrypt volume.

   

7. Select a password to secure your TrueCrypt volume.

   

   Make your password a good one, if the data is worth protecting then a weak password will only let you down, TrueCrypt will warn you if your pass word is to weak. I have actually given up devising new passwords, I let the handy cross platform password application, KeePass, generate passwords for me.

8. Select the File System that will be used to mount your TrueCrypt volume.

   

   You can currently only use FAT file system format, but thats what we want for cross platform support.

9. Provide random seed for encrypting your TrueCrypt volume.

   

   Wiggle that mouse good!!

10. TrueCrypt will then format your TrueCrypt volume.

    

11. Your true crypt volume has been created.

    

12. Mount you new TrueCrypt Volume.

    

13. Add a file to your TrueCrypt volume.

    
    In my case I have simply taken a screen grab of my desktop as an example

14. Copy move or make availible to windows machine. Here I am using a VMWare fusion shared directory between mac os x and my Windows XP apple bootcamp partition. Open TrueCrypt on windows machine.

    

    This is the default screen for the TrueCrypt application on Windows based computers, it is similar to the Macintosh interface.

15. Mount you new TrueCrypt Volume.

    

16. Using a PPT (powerPoint file extention) results in a warning.

    

    Although using the .ppt Microsoft Power Point file extension presented no issue under OS X, the windows version of the TrueCrypt application gives you a warning that anti-virus software may impact performance of the encrypted drive.

17. View your new mounted TrueCrypt volume containing your test file from Mac OSX on your Windows machine.

    

    Ta Da!! my screen grab that was encrypted on the Macintosh OS X operating system, survives to be decrypted on my Windows XP Boot Camp partition.

For best results I would recommend keeping the Windows, Linux and Macintosh version of TrueCrypt on a USB drive along with your data. At least then you will have no problem accessing the encrypted data you store, wherever you store it .

Personally I find this new version wonderful. My previous cross platform encryption solution was to use bcrypt a command line application availible for both Windows and Mac OS X, however this was really only useful for file encryption. Alternatively I could use an encrypted drive image in OS X, But then this was no use if i needed the files on my Windows machine.

True crypt 5 allows a user to set up an encrypted volume that can be mounted as a drive, in the same way as an OS X drive image, only now of course its cross platform, and if you run truecrypt in traveler mode, its portable too! Bonus!

In addition if you happen to have a Linux box, or maybe one of the shiny new Nokia Internet Tablets you 'should' also be able to run TrueCrypt 5 on those as well, TrueCrypt has supported Linux for a while I believe.

You can Download TrueCrypt here.

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I hope that clears up the confusion.

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