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VeraCrypt is a disk encryption add-on for Windows, Linux and other operating systems. It is a successor of TrueCrypt.

VeraCrypt is an open-source utility that encrypts a disk partition or a container for files. It is available for Windows, Linux, OS X and some other Unix systems. VeraCrypt is a successor of TrueCrypt .

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What is the benefit of having FIPS hardware-level encryption on a drive when you can use Veracrypt instead?

The expensive one: https://www.dustinhome.se/product/5010873750/ironkey-basic-s1000 The cheap one: https://www.dustinhome.se/product/5010887912/datatraveler-100-g3 Over 14,000 SEK difference in price. Same company (Kingston). Same USB standard (3).…
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Is there a reason to use TrueCrypt over VeraCrypt?

I am looking to encrypt a few drives of mine, and my ONLY interest is security. It is OK if my VeraCrypt volumes are not compatible with TrueCrypt, and vice versa. There is a lot of talk about "TrueCrypt is dead" and it seems there are two forks…
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How can I make a strong password that's easy to remember? Is the 4 Word method safe?

I have heard of the method of using 4 random dictionary words, it gives you lots of characters and is easy to remember. But that seems to be open to dictionary attacks, especially if the attacker has heard of the method as well, and brute force…
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Do Veracrypt encrypted volumes have any kind of brute force protection?

I have a 10mb encrypted volume which I made with Veracrypt and was planning to upload it to the internet. I have a pretty strong password but was worried about its protection against brute force attacks. After searching this SE it seems like a…
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Is LUKS still an effective option for consumer FDE considering Elcomsoft can break it?

I use Fedora Linux and was recently looking into doing Full Disk Encryption on data drives such as /home on some of my / my family's PCs. I understand that LUKS security will be partially dependent on having strong passwords and not doing very…
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Veracrypt: Which encryption algorithm + hash algorithm to use?

Which between the two encryption algorithms AES(Twofish(Serpent)) and Serpent(Twofish(AES)) is most secure and which hash algorithm to use between SHA-512, Whirlpool, SHA-256 , and Streebog? And what would you personally use? I know this probably…
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Is it secure to mount Veracrypt without sudo password in this way

Does this way have any security issues other than what's mentioned in that post? For reference: Create a new group called say veracryptusers and give it the necessary permissions to use VeraCrypt without root password. Any user that belongs to that…
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Best practice for using Veracrypt on Dropbox

I have a Dropbox account subscription so I have a lot of space to use and I basically put everything there. There are somethings (personal health / finance) that I want to keep protected myself so I want to use Veracrypt. What are the best…
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How robust is a VeraCrypt Container against disk errors (bit rot)?

I am planning to encrypt backup data using VeraCrypt. How safe are the generated containers? My worries is not so much the encryption, but potential data loss due to degrading harddisk media (bit rot) over time. Currently I have an external USB…
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VeraCrypt PIM feature - Is it really necessary?

I am looking to encrypt my OS hard drive, and VeraCrypt caught my eye as a real good option. I tried to encrypt my drive with it, and the resulting encrypted system, takes around a minute to decrypt. This timing is unacceptable by me. I can dedicate…
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VeraCrypt: Is it possible to change the password after an encrypted container has been created?

I would like to know whether it is possible to change the password after an encrypted container has been created? The password I chose was a bit weak, and I would like to be able to modify it without having to extract all the data, delete the…
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What exactly is an evil maid attack?

Today I received the message below, after booting my PC: What exactly is an "Evil Maid"-attack? What are possible ways to get attacked by this? What does it mean in this case, that my disk "may have been tampered"?
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Why we are still required to move the mouse when generating the keys in VeraCrypt?

During the setup of a new encrypted volume, the VeraCrypt requires a random mouse movement within the window. If someone looking from the outside can see that a monkey sitting in front of a computer playing with the mouse. There are good solutions…
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Differences between LUKS and Veracrypt

These two FDE solutions are similar, but I noticed different executions speed: specially mounting a device it seems that Veracrypt takes more time decrypting it. So I would like to compare it with LUKS analizing the header format. I know about…
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Can I use VeraCrypt with an SSD?

I recently got Windows 10, and I am not overly thrilled at Microsoft having a copy of my password on their servers. I will also be forced to make a hotmail account, instead of just using a local account. I am forced to use Windows because of my job,…
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