VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid
VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to file encryption, data encryption performed by VeraCrypt is real-time (on-the-fly), automatic...
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Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid
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Changes between 1.25.9 and 1.26.4 (24 July 2023) :
- All OSes:
* Remove TrueCrypt Mode support
* Complete removal of RIPEMD160 and GOST89 algorithms. Legacy volumes using any of them cannot be mounted by VeraCrypt anymore.
* Add support for BLAKE2s as new PRF algorithm for both system encryption and standard volumes.
* Introducing support for EMV banking smart cards as keyfiles for non-system volumes.
* No need for a separate PKCS#11 module configuration.
* Card PIN isn't required.
* Generates secure keyfile content from unique, encoded data present on the banking card.
* Supports all EMV standard-compliant banking cards.
* Can be enabled in settings (go to Settings->Security Tokens).
* Developed by a team of students from the Institut national des sciences appliquées de Rennes.
* More details about the team and the project are available at https://projets-info.insa-rennes.fr/projets/2022/VeraCrypt/index_en.html.
* When overwriting an existing file container during volume creation, add its current size to the available free space
* Add Corsican language support. Update several translations.
* Update documentation
- Windows:
* EFI Bootloader:
* Fix bug in PasswordTimeout value handling that caused it to be limited to 255 seconds.
* Rescue Disk: enhance "Boot Original Windows Loader" by using embedded backup of original Windows loader if it is missing from disk
* Addition of Blake2s and removal of RIPEMD160 & GOST89
* Fix Secure Desktop issues under Windows 11 22H2
* Avoid silent failure of Fast Create when creating file containers by displaying warning if required privilege is not held
* Allow choosing Fast Create in Format Wizard UI when creating file containers
* Fix formatting issues during volume creation on some machines.
* Fix stall issue caused by Quick Format of large file containers
* Add dropdown menu to Mount button to allow mounting without using the cache.
* Possible workaround for logarithmic slowdown for Encrypt-In-Place on large volumes.
* Make Expander first check file existence before proceeding further
* Allow selecting size unit (KB/MB/GB) for generated keyfiles
* Display full list of supported cluster sizes for NTFS, ReFS and exFAT filesystems when creating volumes
* Support drag-n-drop of files and keyfiles in Expander.
* Implement translation of Expander UI
* Update LZMA library to version 23.01
* Update libzip to version 1.10.0 and zlib to version 1.2.13.
- Linux:
* Fix bug in Random generator on Linux when used with Blake2s that was triggering a self test failure.
* Modify Random Generator on Linux to exactly match official documentation and the Windows implementation.
* Fix compatibility issues with Ubuntu 23.04.
* Fix assert messages displayed when using wxWidgets 3.1.6 and newer.
* Fix issues launching fsck on Linux.
* Fix privilege escalation prompts being ignored.
* Fix wrong size for hidden volume when selecting the option to use all free space.
* Fix various issues when running in Text mode:
* Don't allow selecting exFAT/BTRFS filesytem if they are not present or not compatible with the created volume.
* Fix wrong dismount message displayed when mounting a volume.
* Hide PIM during entry and re-ask PIM when user entered a wrong value.
* Fix printing error when checking free space during volume creation in path doesn't exist.
* Use wxWidgets 3.2.2.1 for static builds (e.g. console only version)
* Fix compatibility of generic installers with old Linux distros
* Update help message to indicate that when cascading algorithms they must be separated by dash
Source: README.TXT, updated 2023-07-25