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Android Truecrypt compatible app EDS Lite

John Durret 10 February, 2013

Encrypted Data Store Lite is an Android app that allows you to save files inside an encrypted container using AES256bit, it can also mount any Truecrypt compatible container from your phone, but to do that you will have to make sure that Truecrypt settings when creating a container are set to Encryption algorithm: AES256, Hash algorithm:SHA-512 and File system:FAT, these are not Truecrypt default settings which are set to Hash algorithm RIPEMD-160, if you use a different algorithms to create a Truecrypt container then EDS Lite will not be able to mount it.

The app comes with a simple built-in image viewer  that can show pictures and thumbnails, files with the extension .edc, EDS own format, and .tc, Truecrypt file extension, can be associated with the app for easy opening, other options allow the app to prevent your phone or tablet from going into sleep mode to make sure that an encrypted container will not be left open unattended by mistake, EDS Lite can write to an external Secure Digital storage card modifying and deleting files stored inside.

Android Encrypted Data Storage Lite

Android Encrypted Data Storage Lite

A “send to” link can quickly encrypt photos or videos from the gallery, but remember that anything you leave behind if it has not been securely wiped it could still be recovered, while the encryption can not be cracked, when you view a document stored inside the container there will be temporary traces left in the external reader you used, a compromising file name and perhaps a full copy of the confidential document might have been created outside the container by a third party viewer. A full paid for version of the EDS app allows you to play media files inside the container, not leaving temporary data behind, it comes with a search index to find files inside the encrypted container, it can synchronize data with Dropbox and allows for container security using a hand-drawn pattern in succession with a password.

It is refreshing to see attempts to port Truecrypt compatible encryption to mobile devices, having a standard is very important for long term storage and data transmission, there is nothing more annoying than being forced to download multiple programs to do the same thing and not knowing if it will work in a different platform, I hope other developers come up with similar programs.

Visit EDS Lite in Google Play

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  1. Tadashi Fotografo

    Does the EDS Lite work if installed in a Kindle Fire HD tablet ?

    16 May, 2013

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