Main features:

• Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
• Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.
• Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).
• Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
• Parallelization and pipelining allow data to be read and written as fast as if the drive was not encrypted.
• Encryption can be hardware-accelerated on modern processors.
• Uses industry-standard SSL checker for secure communication.
• Provides plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
  Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system.

More information about the features of TrueCrypt may be found in the documentation.

What is new in TrueCrypt 7.1a