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TrueCrypt, RIPEMD-160 vs SHA-512 vs Whirlpool

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I am encrypting a volume with TrueCrypt. I have decided to use as the encryption algorithm, seeing as it is the government standard. But which hash algorithm is better (more secure)? or or ? I am using Mac.

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Fix for: TrueCrypt, RIPEMD-160 vs SHA-512 vs Whirlpool

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Both SHA-512 and Whirlpool are 512 bit hashes, while RIPEMD-160 is 160 bits. TrueCrypt uses these hashes with PBKDF2 to derive keys. When creating file volumes, Truecrypt uses 1,000 rounds for both SHA-512 and Whirlpool, but 2,000 rounds for RIPEMD-…

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