"nemo_outis" <abc@xyz.com> wrote in message
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> <cemeqi> wrote in news:1303msmrb60gc77@news.supernews.com:
>
>
>> My concern is more with the embedded volume. I don't mind if the
>> external volume is recognized as encrypted. My concern is that the
>> volume within the volume remains hidden. If it is possible to
>> recognize the presence of the hidden volume within the external volume
>> then it would defeats its purpose. That was my concern in the initial
>> question too but I probably formulated it badly.
>
>
> The Truecrypt documentation goes to some lengths to describe how the
> "inner
> embedded volume" is kept undetectable. If you are unsatisfied with the
> explanation then you must do your own tests (or scrounge about on google
> to
> see if some one has done this for you and if you are satisfied with their
> description/methodology/results).

Will try that some day. I must admit I have not as yet installed Truecrypt,
part of the reason being what I have read in the reference above. I am still
unclear as to why Dr. Who wrote such a thing but it seems that it is not
such a clear-cut issue after all. Thanks.