Question: I would like to encrypt my hard drive so that it requires a password to access it. However features like BitLocker in Windows will only work under Windows, and cannot be accessed from another OS such as ?Ubuntu or Mac OS X.
How can I create a cross-platform encrypted file system?
Answer: TrueCrypt is cross platform.
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TrueCrypt currently supports the ?following operating systems:
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Windows 7 ?Windows 7 64-bit ?Windows Vista ?Windows Vista 64-bit ?Windows XP ?Windows XP 64-bit ?Windows Server 2008 ?Windows Server 2008 64-bit ?Windows Server 2003 ?Windows Server 2003 64-bit ?Windows 2000 SP4 ?
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (32-bit) ?Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard ?Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger ?
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Linux (32-bit and 64-bit versions, kernel 2.4, 2.6 or compatible)