TrueCrypt even supports multiple keyfiles.
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The safest way certainly is the combination of password and keyfile. The advantage of using a keyfile is that it provides protection against keystroke loggers. Any file longer than 16 Bytes is good as a keyfile. You need a password and/or a keyfile to mount an encrypted device. One shouldn't encrypt partitions that already contain files since TrueCrypt has to format it first. The container file occupies this space even without files in it. When creating a virtual partition, you have to specify its size. The supported bit lengths should be secure enough for the next 100 years or so. TrueCrypt supports several encryption algorithms.The best known ones are AES, Blowfish and Twofish. Within less than a minute, I mounted my first encrypted virtual device. You will get there, detailed information of how TrueCrypt works.
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I recommend consulting the manual though, if you use TrueCrypt regularly. It uses self explaining wizards to create encrypted volumes. The manual has 98 pages, but I was able to use TrueCrypt without consulting it. I also like that one only can mount an encrypted volume when the data on it is needed. Its biggest advantage over EFS is that it hides filenames and folder structure. I sometimes encrypt important confidential data using EFS (Encrypting File System). All in all, TrueCrypt made a very good impression to me.
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