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by pavel_lishin 5477 days ago
How fast is Truecrypt? How much would this slow down database and file access?
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Truecrypt is significantly slower, especially on the higher strength encryption methods. The program itself has a benchmark in it, so download it and check it out for yourself if you're that curious. (Note that it is relative to your hard drive's speed)
I don't know. It would obviously slow down database access. It would be nice if someone tested this.