1 [[!meta title="TrueCrypt"]]
3 Security considerations
4 =======================
5 Although *TrueCrypt* looks like free software, [concerns](http://www.happyassassin.net/2008/08/06/open-letter-to-the-developers-of-truecrypt/) over
6 [its licence](http://www.truecrypt.org/legal/license) prevent its inclusion in Debian.
7 Truecrypt is also *developed* in a closed
8 fashion, so while the source code is freely available,
9 it may receive less review than might a comparable openly developed project.
11 For the above reasons, *Tails* developers do not recommend *TrueCrypt*.
12 We include *TrueCrypt* only to allow users of the (old
13 and now unsupported) *Incognito* live system to access the data on
14 previously created media.
16 In the future, we would like to [[!tails_todo provide_a_migration_path_from_truecrypt desc="provide proper alternatives"]]
17 and stop distributing *TrueCrypt*. This means that you should **not** create
18 new TrueCrypt media if you intend to stay with Tails in the long run.
20 Using TrueCrypt in Tails
21 ==========================
23 *TrueCrypt* is not enabled by default when Tails starts. In order to use
24 *TrueCrypt*, add the <span class="command">truecrypt</span> boot option
25 to the <span class="application">boot menu</span>. For detailed
26 instructions, see the documentation on [[using the <span
27 class="application">boot
28 menu</span>|first_steps/startup_options#boot_menu]].
30 Once Tails has started, to start <span
31 class="application">TrueCrypt</span> choose
32 <span class="menuchoice">
33 <span class="guimenu">Applications</span> ▸
34 <span class="guisubmenu">Accessories</span> ▸
35 <span class="guimenuitem">TrueCrypt</span></span>.