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FreeOTFE

FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" (OTFE) disk encryption program for PCs running MS Windows and Windows Mobile PDAs (FreeOTFE4PDA).

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

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  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Windows Mobile
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  1.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Portable
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  Virtual Disk
  4.  AES Encryption

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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about FreeOTFE, and it has gotten 15 likes

FreeOTFE was added to AlternativeTo by Killy on and this page was last updated . FreeOTFE is sometimes referred to as FreeOTFE4PDA. 

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Peter S.
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I used its fork DoxBox. It used to work just 2 years ago, then something happened and I can't start its drivers on the same system «Windows 8.1» x64. The container was lost, basically, although it contained nothing unique or valuable. I will use a more up-to-date program for encrypted containers now.

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What is FreeOTFE?

FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" (OTFE) disk encryption program for PCs running MS Windows and Windows Mobile PDAs (FreeOTFE4PDA).

It creates "virtual disks" - anything written to which is automatically encrypted before being stored on the computer's hard drive or USB drive.

Using this software, you can create one or more "virtual memory cards" on your PDA - anything written to which will be automatically, and securely, encrypted before being stored.

Can be used in "portable mode", which allows its to be kept on a USB drive, together with its encrypted data, and carried around. This allows it to be used on any PC without installation to "mount" and access the encrypted data through a virtual disk.

Features include:

  • Source code freely available
  • Easy to use; full wizard included for creating new volumes
  • Powerful: Supports numerous hash/encryption algorithms, and provides a greater level of flexibility than a number of other (including commercial!) OTFE systems
  • Hash algorithms include: MD5, SHA-512, RIPEMD-160, Tiger and many more
  • Cyphers include AES (256 bit), Twofish (256 bit), Blowfish (448 bit), Serpent (256 bit) and many more
  • "Hidden" volumes may be concealed within other FreeOTFE volumes, providing "plausible deniability"
  • Encrypted volumes have no "signature" to allow them to be identified as such
  • Modular design allowing 3rd party drivers to be created, incorporating new hash/cypher algorithms
  • Supports password salting (up to 512 bits), reducing the risks presented by dictionary attacks.
  • Keyfile support included; store volumes and their associated metadata separately.
  • Uses per-sector IVs, including support for ESSIV
  • Volume file timestamps and attributes are reset after dismounting, increasing "plausible deniability"
  • Plus more...! Compatible with Linux encrypted volumes (e.g. LUKS, cryptoloop, dm-crypt).