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password-protecting a file or folder
John B. Smith wrote:
As another poster said, if any govt agency wants your password all they have to do is threaten huge fines etc till you cave. And why having a special container with TrueCrypt (I'm assuming VeraCrypt has it, too) lets you divulge a password under duress that lets them into one part of the container that has inocuous files within without giving them the password to the real goodies in the other part of the container. You have an exposed volume with one password that you can secrete non-damaging files, even those you still want to secrete from casual users and a different password to access a hidden volume within the container where are the damaging or highly sensitive files that you want to secrete from everyone else. https://www.howtogeek.com/109210/the...hidden-volume/ The law (here in the US) cannot legally force you to self-incriminate. They can attempt to lure by saying they will drop or lessen the charges but that doesn't force you to divulge the password. They're even allowed to lie during interrogation. Tell them you want to talk to your lawyer before you divulge anything to them. Shutup until you speak with your lawyer. That's the only response you give them. Yeah, you might end up charged and go to jail and court but they'll have no evidence. I couldn't find a video on it but remember watching a TV show about stupid crooks. In one episode, they had captured a purse snatcher and drove back to the scene of the crime where the victim was still waiting. The idea was to have the victim identify the thief. The police car parked on the other side of the street from the victim and had the accused stand alongside the police car while cuffed. Before the victim could say anything, the accused said, "Yes, officer. That's the woman that I stole the purse." The cop holding the cuffed accused turned around laughing loudly barely maintaining a grip on the accused. The second officer bent over and laid atop the hood while roaring with laughter. The accused has no idea how identification worked. Tell them you forgot the password because you have not accessed that container for way too long to remember. The datestamp on the container file does not change when you make changes to the files inside (create, write, delete, rename, move) because all those changes are recorded within the file system that gets mounted when you access the container. The external file system with the container file sees no changes to the size or datestamp of that file. If you created a container, say, 2 years ago then that is the datestamp it still has even if you just created a new file within the container's file system. If you create a fixed-sized container then its size never changes, too, no matter how may files you create or delete within that container. To outsiders, it looks like you haven't touched the container for 2 years, so it is plausible you forgot the password. |
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