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Old July 20th 18, 06:36 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default 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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