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- ↑ Plausible Deniability
- ↑ The authors of Scramdisk and E4M exchanged some code – the author of Scramdisk provided a driver for Windows 9x, and the author of E4M provided a driver for Windows NT, enabling cross-platform versions of both programs.
- ↑ "TrueCrypt User's Guide" (PDF). TrueCrypt Version 3.1a. TrueCrypt Foundation. 2005-02-07. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-27. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
- ↑ Fruhwirth, Clemens (2005-07-18). "New Methods in Hard Disk Encryption" (PDF). Institute for Computer Languages, Theory and Logic Group, Vienna University of Technology. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
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- ↑ Lyne, James (2014-05-29). "Open Source Crypto TrueCrypt Disappears With Suspicious Cloud Of Mystery". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-05-29.