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VeraCrypt
Free, open-source disk encryption software that creates encrypted containers or encrypts entire drives. Supports hidden volumes for plausible deniability and multiple encryption algorithms.
Why It’s Useful
It provides military-grade encryption for free. The hidden volume feature means you can have a decoy encrypted drive that conceals the real one, protecting sensitive data even under coercion.
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