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Is there any way to create self extracting archives using truecrypt similar to PGP, so that a user without Truecrypt installed can open the archive on entering the right passphrase.
darthvader
Posted 2009-08-03T13:30:29.700
Reputation: 3 709
Truecrypt - How to create self extracting archives?
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The easiest way is to carry a portable-truecrypt binary with the encrypted file.
Remember, any self-decrypting technique will be platform dependent.
There is an alternative called AxCrypt.
It integrates with your Windows system and allows creation of self-decrypting executable that just needs a pass-phrase to open on another Windows machine.
However, that is changing the encryption tool (away from TrueCrypt), which I do not like.
Update: Use the command line option -J for creating self-decrypting archives with AxCrypt.
nik
Posted 2009-08-03T13:30:29.700
Reputation: 50 788
How do you create a self-decrypting file with AxCrypt? – pupeno – 2009-08-06T22:59:21.190
@Pablo, it is done with the
– nik – 2009-08-10T16:55:32.607-Jcommand line option. http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/CmdLine.html