Thunderbird, Enigmail and OpenPGP for Linux - Secure Email.Firefox and Security Add-Ons for Linux - Secure Web Browser.VeraCrypt for Linux - Secure file storage.KeePassXC for Linux - Secure password manager.Use your smartphone as securely as possible.Protect yourself and your data when using social networking sites.Stay online when the internet is blocked.Keep your digital communication private.Protect the sensitive files on your device.Protect your information from physical threats.Protect your device from malware and phishing attacks.It’s nowhere near as configurable as a TrueCrypt volume, but it does the job. Use this folder as you would an ordinary folder but after using, make sure to eject the device.Īnd that’s (almost) all there is to it.You will now see your encrypted folder has been mounted and appears under the Devices section in Finder.Double click on the ‘dmg’ file that was generated earlier and enter your password.You will also find that this image has been mounted and you may select the mounted image within Finder. This is now your encrypted image which you can use as an encrypted folder. Head on to Finder and you will now see a file named ‘sparsebundle.dmg’ image file was created.Click ok, this should take a second or two.You would not want to leave your keys hanging around would you? De-select the option ‘Remember password in my keychain’. Now, generate or type in your new password.If you do not choose either 128-bit or 256-bit encryption, the generated image will not be encrypted! Click Create. Select ‘sparse bundle disk image’ as image format and the encryption strength that you prefer (I chose 256-bit).Select volume format (you may use the same format you’re using now).The size you will select will be the maximum size the image will reach so be sure to plan ahead. Under Disk Utility, go to File > New > Blank Disk Image.It can also be found in Applications/Utilities. Fire up Disk Utility (cmd-space then input Disk Utility).Luckily, setting it up is quite easy: How to Set Up Encrypted Images on Mac OS X The announcement describes how to use Bitlocker in Windows but how about Mac users? The closest thing that Mac has built-in are encrypted images. While people are debating the authenticity of this announcement, I believe it is best to proceed with caution and assume that it is indeed legit. A huge cloud of uncertainty still hovers the whole situation. The web’s abuzz over the unexpected announcement from the people behind TrueCrypt that the application is not secure and that users are advised to find alternatives.
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