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truecrypt and other OTFE cryptosystems require an extremely low level device driver to be running in the background for encryption/decryption operations.for this reason, one needs admin rights(atleast once i.e. the first time one wants to run truecrypt).
i was wondering if its possible to use vmware thinapp to truly portabilize truecrypt.vmware thinapp virtualises the filesystem and registry(but i dont think it can virtualize a kernel level device driver)
is it possible by some other virtualization product in the citrix xenapp family or the microsoft virtualization software family or by any other vendor offering virtualization solutions for enterprise-level-server-based-computing?
is what am trying to do somehow possible?
EDIT:i forgot to mention that plausible deniability is the major requirement in my case...also,i might have fallen into xy problem trap: https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/66377/what-is-the-xy-problem
my original requirement is: OTFE encryption+plausible deniability+no admin privs
I don't know for sure, but I think every other VM solution requires admin privilages too. I would re-word your tile to something like "Is it possible to make truecrypt portable without admin privileges" as the real thing blocking you is admin privs, not using a vm. – Scott Chamberlain – 2013-05-19T17:21:04.833
thnks scott, i understand that the real problem is admin privs – user221238 – 2013-05-19T17:24:16.353
its just tht am tryin to bypas admin privs by using a VM – user221238 – 2013-05-19T17:24:46.420
Yes, and I am saying don't fall in to the XY Problem. Your "problem" is a portable solution to have encrypted files without admin privs on the computer. but you are "asking" how to set up a vm to run truecrypt in without admin privs. It's two different questions with different answers. I don't think there is a way to do your "Y" but I provided a solution to "X" below.
– Scott Chamberlain – 2013-05-19T17:30:20.287@ScottChamberlain Well, not all. There are some VM programs that do full software emulation (e.g. qemu). Actually, I think VirtualBox might work with 32-bit, though you wouldn't be able to install the network drivers. – Bob – 2013-05-19T17:49:26.513
yeah bob i've heard about embedded linux distros like embedded-dsl(damn small linux) – user221238 – 2013-05-19T17:53:24.933
it runs without admin privs and on top of another host OS just like some portable software like portable firefox – user221238 – 2013-05-19T17:54:29.360