Questions tagged [veracrypt]
VeraCrypt is a disk encryption add-on for Windows, Linux and other operating systems. It is a successor of TrueCrypt.
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How does Veracrypt work?
I’m a layman in security and was trying to understand how hashes and encryption algorithms are used in Veracrypt/Truecrypt.
Reading the documentation, this is what I understood (please, feel free to ...
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Securely changing Veracrypt password
How can I change a Veracrypt (master) password efficiently and securely?
Based on the answers here, it is not safe to use system --> change password due to various reasons.
I cannot simply image ...
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Do I retain plausible deniability if using "quick format" in veracrypt on new SSD?
I bought a new 2 TB SSD (NVMe). I want to turn it entirely into a veracrypt volume, nearly all of the drive being for a hidden volume. First, I told it to do a "quick format", which was done ...
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How to crack a forgotten VeraCrypt password
Bad news, I lost my VeraCrypt password. (Yes, it was extremely stupid.) Good news I used a self-created formula to build the password. I do this because it makes the password long and complex, but ...
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Using DD to get the hash of a non-system partition encrypted by VeraCrypt
I am trying to use DD for Windows to obtain the hash of a non-system partition that was encrypted via Veracrypt, but have run into a bit of a problem.
The command I used to get the hash of the ...
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Does Windows log program launches?
I wrote a Python script to automate mounting my Veracrypt-encrypted file.
The password is provided via standard input (without echoing).
os.system('veracrypt /hash whirlpool /l K /p "' + password + ...
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Help me understand Encryptpad and 7-zip for encryption
I was looking to encrypt some text files (containing sensitive data) so I could safely keep them online (e.g. Google drive).
I have found three options:
7-zip, which does AES-256
Encryptpad, which ...
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Veracrypt Sufficient Enough for Firefox Profile
I was doing some reading about Firefox and using the password manager with a master password(1,2,3).
Suppose I want to protect my entire Firefox profile, is using Veracrypt to create a container ...
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Why you can I use FileVault without CD, USB, floppy etc. for system start/rescue, but not BitLocker or VeraCrypt?
I have encrypted my harddrive on mac with FileVault. I can start my system with password only. To recover the system I had to store a rescue password for example as a picture.
With BitLocker (without ...
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I need help properly encrypting my computer SSD
My main laptop recently broke down and i've been forced to use an older laptop I had in storage.
This machine was encrypted years ago with veracrypt and only has an SSD. It's around 250 GB of storage.
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What are the security threats of VeraCrypt on Windows?
I'm having some kind of (IMHO) useless discussion on VeraCrypt being a "trojan" on Windows:
We have a product named "Checkpoint Harmony Endpoint Security" that is intended to ...
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MacBook Pro is Powered On but Locked. Is my VeraCrypt data Readable if Laptop Stolen?
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Consider the case of a MacBook Pro with FileVault active. The computer is on and I'm properly logged on.
I frequently need to access sensitive data located in text files on an encrypted ...
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Veracrypt issue - have I been hacked?
I had two copies of a Veracrypt encrypted drive, and from them, I made two additional copies of the drive, which was a few days ago. the two copies had the exact same SHA hashes of the original two ...
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How to have full drive encyption that is unlocked while a USB device is plugged in?
I'd like a solution that autounlocks Bitlocker, VeraCrypt or similar FDE on Windows 10 while I have a device plugged in. When it's not plugged in (or I lose/destroy the device) it should just ask for ...
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Security risks when using an encrypted container to share messages
If I use VeraCrypt and create a container with a strong 64 character password and key files stored on a USB that's locked away, using the container, can I securely send e-mail?
I'm aware I could use ...
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Recovering a VeraCrypt Volume
I have a VeraCrypt volume which I mistakenly restored header of the volume using the backup embedded in the volume itself. It says that this process also restores the old password if exist. But I have ...
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Storing TrueCrypt container inside encrypted Veracrypt USB - data corruption
Is there any risk of data corruption if I store TrueCrypt containers inside a fully encrypted USB (USB encrypted using Veracrypt)?
Does encryption inside encryption increase chances of data corruption ...
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Hash variation - .vc and string format?
Why is a veracrypt hash contained in a '.vc' and not in what appears to be a standard mixed number and letter string format?
