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		pudquick on Dec 2, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Warning: Do not turn in illegal files you found ... Unlikely that it was something decent like Truecrypt volumes and more likely nested encrypted zips/RARs. Since the vast majority of these are encrypted with a simple text passcode, dictionary attacks are pretty routine against them. http://home.schmorp.de/marc/fcrackzip.html http://rarcrack.sourceforge.net (as two examples)

hackinthebochs on Dec 2, 2013 | [–]

Exactly. No one nests truecrypt but people do nest zips because the filenames are still visible with the older zip "encryption" format.

praxulus on Dec 2, 2013 | [–]

Are Truecrypt volumes with similarly bad passwords any harder to crack?

randyrand on Dec 2, 2013 | [–]

No. Good passwords are paramount.

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