Free Open supply disk encryption with robust safety for the Paranoid
VeraCrypt is a free open supply disk encryption software program for Home windows, Mac OSX and Linux. Dropped at you by IDRIX
(https://www.idrix.fr) and based mostly on TrueCrypt 7.1a.
VeraCrypt important options:
Contributed Resources & Downloads (Tutorials, PPA, ARM, Raspberry Pi…)
What does VeraCrypt deliver to you?
VeraCrypt provides enhanced safety to the algorithms used for system and partitions encryption making it proof against new developments in brute-force assaults.
VeraCrypt additionally solves many vulnerabilities and safety points present in TrueCrypt.
For instance, when the system partition is encrypted, TrueCrypt makes use of PBKDF2-RIPEMD160 with 1000 iterations whereas in VeraCrypt we use
200000 iterations by default (may be elevated utilizing a customized PIM). And for traditional containers and different partitions, TrueCrypt makes use of at most 2000 iterations however VeraCrypt makes use of
500000 iterations by default (will also be elevated utilizing a customized PIM).
This enhanced safety provides some delay solely to the opening of encrypted partitions with none efficiency impression to the appliance use part. That is acceptable to the reliable proprietor nevertheless it makes it a lot tougher for an attacker to realize entry to the encrypted
information.
Ranging from model 1.12, it’s potential to make use of customized iterations by the
PIM feature, which can be utilized to extend the encryption safety.
Ranging from model 1.0f, VeraCrypt can load TrueCrypt quantity. It additionally affords the likelihood to transform TrueCrypt containers and non-system partitions to VeraCrypt format.
UPDATE February nineteenth 2022 :
VeraCrypt 1.25.9 has been launched. It brings varied fixes. Now Home windows MSI installer is appropriate with System Encryption. Please examine the release notes for extra particulars.
UPDATE January seventh 2022 :
VeraCrypt 1.25.7 has been launched. It brings again assist for older variations of Home windows. It additionally fixes some points on Home windows and macOS. Please examine the release notes for extra particulars.
UPDATE December third 2021 :
VeraCrypt 1.25.4 has been launched. It brings many enhancements and fixes. A Home windows MSI installer is accessible permitting silent deployments. Additionally this model brings native Apple M1 assist and multi-language assist for VeraCrypt UI on Linux and macOS. Please examine the release notes for extra particulars.
UPDATE November twenty eighth 2020 :
VeraCrypt 1.24-Update8 has been launched for MacOSX 10.9 and later. It fixes compatibility points with macOS Large Sur, particularly on Apple Silicon M1 with macFUSE 4.0.x. Please examine the release notes for extra particulars.
UPDATE August seventh 2020 :
VeraCrypt 1.24-Update7 has been launched. It fixes a number of points and provides some enhancements and options, like assist for password drag-n-drop from KeePass. Additionally, a Raspberry Pi OS package deal is supplied with this launch. Please examine the release notes for extra particulars.
UPDATE March tenth 2020 :
VeraCrypt 1.24-Update6 has been launched for Home windows. It fixes some UI points. Please examine the release notes for different adjustments and extra particulars.
UPDATE March ninth 2020 :
VeraCrypt 1.24-Update5 has been launched for Home windows. It fixes some points and add some options, like including assist for specifying keyfiles when creation volumes utilizing command line and bringing assist for CPUs with greater than 64 logical cores. Please examine the release notes for different adjustments and extra particulars.
UPDATE January twenty third 2020 :
VeraCrypt 1.24-Update4 has been launched. It fixes regressions on Home windows, Linux and MacOSX and it provides a brand new CLI swap on Home windows. Please examine the release notes for extra particulars.
UPDATE December twenty first 2019 :
VeraCrypt 1.24-Update3 has been launched. It targets Linux/FreeBSD solely by eradicating pointless GTK dependency from console solely construct. Please examine the release notes for extra particulars.
UPDATE December sixteenth 2019 :
VeraCrypt 1.24-Update2 has been launched. It fixes some safety points inherited from TrueCrypt. It additionally fixes different points in Home windows, Linux and MacOS whereas including some options. Please examine the release notes for the whole record of adjustments.
UPDATE October twenty seventh 2019 :
VeraCrypt 1.24-Hotfix1 has been launched. It fixes a regression in model 1.24 affecting System Favorites mounting at boot. It additionally fixes different points in Home windows, Linux and MacOS. Please examine the release notes for the whole record of adjustments.
UPDATE October sixth 2019 :
VeraCrypt 1.24 has been launched. It provides new safety features like RAM encryption and different mechanisms that shield encryption keys and passwords in reminiscence from assaults. It additionally fixes points affecting system encryption and others. Moreover, it brings some enhancements like the rise of password size for non system encryption to 128 bytes as a substitute of 64 bytes. Please examine the release notes for the whole record of adjustments.
UPDATE October eighth 2018 :
VeraCrypt 1.23-Hotfix-2 has been launched. It fixes a low severity safety vulnerability. It additionally provides a workaround for a problem affecting Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) and it brings a change to fast formatting dealing with. Please examine the release notes for the whole record of adjustments.
UPDATE September twelfth 2018 :
VeraCrypt 1.23 has been launched. It brings enhancements for Home windows EFI system encryption like assist for default SecureBoot. It additionally fixes some points and provides some options. Please examine the release notes for the whole record of adjustments.
UPDATE March thirtieth 2018 :
VeraCrypt 1.22 has been launched. It fixes many points and it brings some enhancements and options (e.g. Kuznyechik speedup, new cascades cipher algorithms, and TRIM assist for SSD). Please examine the release notes for the whole record of adjustments.
UPDATE July ninth 2017 :
VeraCrypt 1.21 has been launched. It fixes many regressions present in model 1.20 and it brings FreeBSD assist. All customers are urged to replace to this new model. Please examine the release notes for the whole record of fixes.
UPDATE June twenty ninth 2017 :
VeraCrypt 1.20 has been launched. It brings bug fixes, efficiency enhancements and new options. It is usually the primary model to incorporate native HTML documentation as a substitute of the same old Consumer Information PDF. Please examine the release notes for the whole record of adjustments.
UPDATE October seventeenth 2016 : VeraCrypt 1.19 has been launched. It consists of fixes for points reported by
Quarkslab audit that was funded by
OSTIF. This launch additionally brings many enhancements and fixes, like Serpent algorithm speedup by an element of two.5 and the assist of Home windows 32-bit for EFI system encryption. Please examine the release
notes for the whole record of adjustments. Obtain for Home windows
is here.
UPDATE August 18th 2016 : The Home windows installer for VeraCrypt 1.18 has been up to date to incorporate drivers signed by Microsoft that enable VeraCrypt to run on Home windows 10 Anniversary Version. Home windows Installer model
was incremented to 1.18a however there isn’t any modified at VeraCrypt degree. Linux and MacOSX installers stay unchanged.
UPDATE August seventeenth 2016 :
VeraCrypt 1.18 has been launched. It brings EFI system encryption for Home windows (a world first in open supply neighborhood) and it solves a TrueCrypt vulnerability that enables attacker to detect the presence of hidden quantity. This launch additionally brings many
enhancements and fixes. Please examine the release notes for the whole record of adjustments.
Installers and packages can be found within the
Downloads part.
All launched recordsdata are signed with a PGP key out there on the next hyperlink :
https://www.idrix.fr/VeraCrypt/VeraCrypt_PGP_public_key.asc . It is also out there on main key servers with ID=0x680D16DE.
Please examine that its fingerprint is 5069A233D55A0EEB174A5FC3821ACD02680D16DE.
SHA256 and SHA512 sums for all launched recordsdata can be found within the Downloads part.
Some screenshots:
VeraCrypt on the fly encrypting the system partition :
VeraCrypt encryption choices when creating an encrypted quantity :
VeraCrypt formatting of newly created encrypted quantity: 
Altering the GUI language of VeraCrypt: 