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Encryption times... and Keyfiles....

avinator
avinator Junior Member ✭
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Why does it take Knox a few minutes to encrypt a 1TB drive and it takes Truecrypt [u]hours[/u] to encrypt the same size drive ? Can someone explain ? Is Truecrypt more secure than Knox ? Also, does Knox plan to use security tokens and Keyfiles in addition to passwords in the future ?



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  • khad
    khad Social Choreographer ✭
    edited December 2010
    While I can't speak for TrueCrypt, Knox uses the encrypted disk images natively supported by OS X. I would imagine that may contribute to its speed. The AES encryption (both 128- and 256-bit) used for Knox vaults would currently take about the age of the known universe to brute force attack, so you can be sure your data is secure. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/skype_smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':-)' />



    There are no current plans to support authentication beyond a good, strong password, but [url="http://forum.agile.ws/index.php?/topic/1774-choosing-a-good-master-password/page__view__findpost__p__10902"]the longer, the better[/url]. Of course, we never say "never."
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  • avinator
    avinator Junior Member ✭
    [quote name='khad' timestamp='1291792634' post='17151']

    While I can't speak for TrueCrypt, Knox uses the encrypted disk images natively supported by OS X. I would imagine that may contribute to its speed. The AES encryption (both 128- and 256-bit) used for Knox vaults would currently take about the age of the known universe to brute force attack, so you can be sure your data is secure. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/skype_smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':-)' />



    There are no current plans to support authentication beyond a good, strong password, but [url="http://forum.agile.ws/index.php?/topic/1774-choosing-a-good-master-password/page__view__findpost__p__10902"]the longer, the better[/url]. Of course, we never say "never."

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    Thanks for clearing that up. For the average person, Knox does a great job in securing important files. It's easy to use and the interface is very nice. It would be [u]awesome[/u] if you could add an additional authentication choice besides just a good password. That would really go well with paranoid users.... <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />



    Cheers !
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  • khad
    khad Social Choreographer ✭
    Thanks for letting us know this would be useful to you! I have passed it along to the developers for consideration in a future release. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/skype_wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';-)' />
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