However, the fact that Windows XP has lost official support does not mean that no one is using Windows XP anymore. Since new operating systems provide their own encryption mechanisms, there is no value in the project, so we're shutting things down. It seems to imply that the following thought process: The only purpose of TrueCrypt was in order to support Windows XP, which is no longer supported, so it's not useful for that purpose anymore. You should migrate any data encrypted by TrueCrypt to encrypted disks or virtual disk images supported on your platform. Such integrated support is also available on other platforms (click here for more information). Windows 8/7/Vista and later offer integrated support for encrypted disks and virtual disk images. The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014 after Microsoft terminated support of Windows XP.

(The people doing an audit of TrueCrypt had promised a 'big announcement' soon, but that was coincidental.) Security experts are warning to avoid the new version until the situation can be verified. It also warns users away from relying on it for security. A source code diff of the two versions has been posted, and the new release appears to simply remove much of what the software was designed to do. However, the binaries appear to be signed with the same GPG key that the TrueCrypt Foundation used for previous releases. Many users are skeptical of a site defacement, and there's been no corroborating post or communication from the maintainers. You should migrate any data encrypted by TrueCrypt to encrypted disks or virtual disk images supported on your platform.' It includes a link to a new version of TrueCrypt, 7.2, and provides instructions on how to migrate to BitLocker. A notice on the site reads, 'WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues. Several readers sent word that the website for TrueCrypt, the popular disk encryption system, says that development has ended, and Windows users should switch to BitLocker.

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