• @parpol@programming.dev
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    6215 days ago

    Truecrypt had a false volume for this very purpose.

    You have one password to unlock your drive, and one password to fake unlock your drive and instead unlock a volume that looks like your drive, where you store stuff that looks important but isn’t your real secret.

    • @roguetrick@lemmy.world
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      2515 days ago

      By physical here, they mean using your biometrics by force. They’re still not allowed to beat you with a rubber hose.

      A court, however, can force you to give up a password or hold you in contempt (which is essentially the rubber hose option). Having false unlocks defeats that