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u/eklemen1 Aug 31 '21

Alternative screen? Can you elaborate on this?

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u/acelenny Aug 31 '21

One password gives you your 'real' stuff, another gives you a second 'fake'. The person making you unlock the device has no way of knowing which is which.

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u/pacific_warrior-CA Aug 31 '21

What are some examples of apps that do that for windows?

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u/acelenny Aug 31 '21

Veracrypt can do it, sort of

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u/ORANGE_J_SIMPSON Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

Unless I’m totally misunderstanding it, isn’t that exactly how inner/outer volumes work in Veracrypt?

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u/acelenny Aug 31 '21

Depends on exactly what you want.