Transcript Using TrueCrypt with TaxWise

Using TrueCrypt with TaxWise
How to guarantee security without
spending any of AARP’s cash.
What is TrueCrypt
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A data encryption program.
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The best free program I’ve ever found.
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Easy to use and very flexible.
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Not needed for IRS laptops.
How to find it/run it.
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www.truecrypt.com
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Windows XP, Vista and 7.
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Download the program & install it.
The TrueCrypt “Container”
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Allows encryption of a whole disk, or of
a part. The part of the disk is the
“container”.
On your drive, it appears as one big file
with a .tc extension.
Until the file is “mounted”, it can’t be
deciphered.
Creating a Container File
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Start TrueCrypt and select “Create Volume”.
Select “Create” and then Next.
Select “Standard”.
Give it a name; C:\TaxWise.tc works.
Encryption; take the default.
Specify a size; 2000 Mb holds everything.
Give it a password; don’t forget it!
Volume Format; take the default (FAT).
Create a “Traveler Drive”
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Allows running TrueCrypt when the
TrueCrypt program isn’t installed.
Will only run if user has “Admin”
privileges.
Puts TrueCrypt on a flash drive.
Creates an Autorun file.
May be done before or after the
creation of the container file.
“Portable” Applications
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Run without installing on the computer.
TaxWise isn’t one.
TrueCrypt (traveler) is.
Other applications include FireFox
(browser), Thunderbird (mail) and
more.
TaxWise on a Flash Drive
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Create a “Traveler Drive”.
Build a “Container”.
Mount the drive and copy UTS10 (or
install TaxWise from a clone CD).
Plug into a laptop and run:
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P:\UTS10\TWTech\Setup.exe (once).