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+TrueCrypt
+
+Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X,
+and Linux Main Features:
+
+* Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as
+a real disk.
+* Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive
+ or hard drive.
+* Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot
+authentication).
+* Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
+* Parallelization and pipelining allow data to be read and written as
+fast as if the drive was not encrypted.
+* Provides plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to
+reveal the password:
+ Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system.
+* Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of
+operation: XTS.
+
+Further information regarding features of the software may be found in
+the documentation.
+
+Since version 6.1a of TrueCrypt, a number of header files from RSA
+Laboratories are required during the compilation. I've separated the
+installation of these into a separate package called cryptoki rather
+than have this script extract a separate, isolated archive.
+
+Thus, to build this version of TrueCrypt, you also need cryptoki,
+and to run Truecrypt you need wxGTK. Both are available at
+SlackBuilds.org.
+
+This script does not create the static GUI build seen elsewhere (see
+above for required runtime dependency of wxGTK or similar).