Q19911889
Sign in to saveVeraCrypt is a free and open-source utility for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). The software can create a virtual encrypted disk that works just like a regular disk, but within a file. It can also encrypt a partition or (in Microsoft Windows) the entire storage device with pre-boot authentication.
Key facts
- Software.name
- VeraCrypt
- Software.logo
- VeraCrypt Logo.svg
- Software.screenshot
- VeraCrypt screenshot.png
- Software.caption
- VeraCrypt 1.17 on Windows 10
- Software.developer
- Mounir Idrassi via IDRIX (based in Paris, France) and AM Crypto (based in Kobe, Japan)
- Software.programming language
- C, C++, Assembly
- Software.platform
- IA-32, x86-64, AArch64 and armhf
- Software.language count
- 43
- Software.genre
- Disk encryption software
- Software.license
- Multi-licensed as Apache License 2.0 and TrueCrypt License 3.0
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Encryption scheme
- Security improvements
- VeraCrypt audit
- Security precautions
- Encryption keys stored in memory
- Tampered hardware
- Trusted Platform Module
- Plausible deniability
- Performance
- License and source model
- Legal cases
- See also
- References
- External links
VeraCrypt is a free and open-source utility for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). The software can create a virtual encrypted disk that works just like a regular disk, but within a file. It can also encrypt a partition or (in Microsoft Windows) the entire storage device with pre-boot authentication.
VeraCrypt is a fork of the discontinued TrueCrypt project. It was initially released on 22 June 2013. Many security improvements have been implemented and concerns within the TrueCrypt code audits have been addressed. VeraCrypt includes optimizations to the original cryptographic hash functions and ciphers, which boost performance on modern central processing units.
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