Editing TrueCrypt (section)

=== End of life announcement ===
On 28 May 2014, the TrueCrypt official website, <code>truecrypt.org</code>, began redirecting visitors to <code>truecrypt.sourceforge.net</code> with a [[HTTP 301|HTTP 301 "Moved Permanently" status]], which warned that the software may contain unfixed security issues, and that development of TrueCrypt was ended in May 2014, following Windows XP's end of support. The message noted that more recent versions of Windows have built-in support for disk encryption using [[BitLocker]], and that Linux and OS X had similar built-in solutions, which the message states renders TrueCrypt unnecessary. The page recommends any data encrypted by TrueCrypt be migrated to other encryption setups and offered instructions on moving to BitLocker. The SourceForge project page for the software at <code>sourceforge.net/truecrypt</code> was updated to display the same initial message, and the status was changed to "inactive".<ref name=sourceforgeproj>{{cite web |last=tc-foundation |title=TrueCrypt project page |publisher=[[SourceForge]] |date=28 May 2014 |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/truecrypt/ |access-date=30 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530161229/http://sourceforge.net/projects/truecrypt/ |archive-date=30 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> The page also announced a new software version, 7.2, which only allows decryption.

Initially, the authenticity of the announcement and new software was questioned.<ref>{{Citation | last =Goodin | first =Dan | title ="TrueCrypt is not secure," official SourceForge page abruptly warns | work=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] | date =28 May 2014 | url =https://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/truecrypt-is-not-secure-official-sourceforge-page-abruptly-warns/ | access-date = 28 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=DailyDotONeill>{{cite news|last=O'Neill|first=Patrick|title=TrueCrypt, encryption tool used by Snowden, shuts down due to alleged 'security issues'|url=http://www.dailydot.com/technology/truecrypt-dead-unsecure/|access-date=28 May 2014|newspaper=The Daily Dot|date=28 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=McAllister|first=Neil|title=TrueCrypt considered HARMFUL – downloads, website meddled to warn: 'It's not secure'|publisher=The Register|date=28 May 2014|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/28/truecrypt_hack/|access-date=29 May 2014}}</ref> Multiple theories attempting to explain the reason behind the announcement arose throughout the tech community.<ref>{{Citation|last =Goodin | first =Dan | title =Bombshell TrueCrypt advisory: Backdoor? Hack? Hoax? None of the above? | work=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]]a | date =29 May 2014 | url =https://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/bombshell-truecrypt-advisory-backdoor-hack-hoax-none-of-the-above/| access-date = 29 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=gibson>{{Citation |last =Gibson | first =Steve | title =TrueCrypt, the final release, archive | publisher=Gibson Research Corporation | date =5 June 2014 | url =https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm | access-date = 1 August 2014}}</ref>

Shortly after the end of life announcement of TrueCrypt, [[Gibson Research Corporation]] posted an announcement titled "Yes... TrueCrypt is still safe to use" and a Final Release Repository to host the last official non-crippled version 7.1a of TrueCrypt.<ref name=gibson /> They no longer host the final release repository as of 2022.

Truecrypt.org has been excluded from the Internet Archive [[Wayback Machine]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://truecrypt.org/ | title=TrueCrypt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101010101/http://truecrypt.org/ |archive-date=2014-01-01 }}</ref> The exclusion policy says they will exclude pages at the site owner's request.<ref>[https://help.archive.org/help/wayback-machine-general-information/ Wayback Machine General Information] Internet Archive</ref>