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VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software for Windows,
Mac OSX and Linux. Brought to you by IDRIX (https://www.idrix.fr) and
based on TrueCrypt 7.1a.

VeraCrypt main features:

  * Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a
    real disk.
  * Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash
    drive or hard drive.
  * Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (
    pre-boot authentication).
  * Encryption is automatic, real-time(on-the-fly) and transparent.
  * Parallelization and pipelining allow data to be read and written
    as fast as if the drive was not encrypted.
  * Encryption can be hardware-accelerated on modern processors.
  * Provides plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you
    to reveal the password: Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden
    operating system.
  * More information about the features of VeraCrypt may be found in
    the documentation

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What does VeraCrypt bring to you?

VeraCrypt adds enhanced security to the algorithms used for system
and partitions encryption making it immune to new developments in
brute-force attacks.
VeraCrypt also solves many vulnerabilities and security issues found
in TrueCrypt.

As an example, when the system partition is encrypted, TrueCrypt uses
PBKDF2-RIPEMD160 with 1000 iterations whereas in VeraCrypt we use 
200000 iterations by default (can be increased using a custom PIM).
And for standard containers and other partitions, TrueCrypt uses at
most 2000 iterations but VeraCrypt uses 500000 iterations by default
(can also be increased using a custom PIM).

This enhanced security adds some delay only to the opening of
encrypted partitions without any performance impact to the
application use phase. This is acceptable to the legitimate owner but
it makes it much harder for an attacker to gain access to the
encrypted data.

Starting from version 1.12, it is possible to use custom iterations
through the PIM feature, which can be used to increase the encryption
security.

Starting from version 1.0f, VeraCrypt can load TrueCrypt volume. It
also offers the possibility to convert TrueCrypt containers and
non-system partitions to VeraCrypt format.

UPDATE October 1st 2023 : VeraCrypt 1.26.7 has been released. It
brings major upgrades and enhanced security across the board,
especially on Windows. Please check the release notes for more
details.

UPDATE February 19th 2022 : VeraCrypt 1.25.9 has been released. It
brings various fixes. Now Windows MSI installer is compatible with
System Encryption. Please check the release notes for more details.

UPDATE January 7th 2022 : VeraCrypt 1.25.7 has been released. It
brings back support for older versions of Windows. It also fixes some
issues on Windows and macOS. Please check the release notes for more
details.

UPDATE December 3rd 2021 : VeraCrypt 1.25.4 has been released. It
brings many enhancements and fixes. A Windows MSI installer is
available allowing silent deployments. Also this version brings
native Apple M1 support and multi-language support for VeraCrypt UI
on Linux and macOS. Please check the release notes for more details.

UPDATE November 28th 2020 : VeraCrypt 1.24-Update8 has been released
for MacOSX 10.9 and later. It fixes compatibility issues with macOS
Big Sur, especially on Apple Silicon M1 with macFUSE 4.0.x. Please
check the release notes for more details.

UPDATE August 7th 2020 : VeraCrypt 1.24-Update7 has been released. It
fixes several issues and adds some enhancements and features, like
support for password drag-n-drop from KeePass. Also, a Raspberry Pi
OS package is provided with this release. Please check the release
notes for more details.

UPDATE March 10th 2020 : VeraCrypt 1.24-Update6 has been released for
Windows. It fixes some UI issues. Please check the release notes for
other changes and more details.

UPDATE March 9th 2020 : VeraCrypt 1.24-Update5 has been released for
Windows. It fixes some issues and add some features, like adding
support for specifying keyfiles when creation volumes using command
line and bringing support for CPUs with more than 64 logical cores.
Please check the release notes for other changes and more details.

UPDATE January 23rd 2020 : VeraCrypt 1.24-Update4 has been released.
It fixes regressions on Windows, Linux and MacOSX and it adds a new
CLI switch on Windows. Please check the release notes for more
details.

UPDATE December 21st 2019 : VeraCrypt 1.24-Update3 has been released.
It targets Linux/FreeBSD only by removing unnecessary GTK dependency
from console only build. Please check the release notes for more
details.

UPDATE December 16th 2019 : VeraCrypt 1.24-Update2 has been released.
It fixes some security issues inherited from TrueCrypt. It also fixes
other issues in Windows, Linux and MacOS while adding some features.
Please check the release notes for the complete list of changes.

UPDATE October 27th 2019 : VeraCrypt 1.24-Hotfix1 has been released.
It fixes a regression in version 1.24 affecting System Favorites
mounting at boot. It also fixes other issues in Windows, Linux and
MacOS. Please check the release notes for the complete list of
changes.

UPDATE October 6th 2019 : VeraCrypt 1.24 has been released. It adds
new security features like RAM encryption and other mechanisms that
protect encryption keys and passwords in memory from attacks. It also
fixes issues affecting system encryption and others. Additionally, it
brings some enhancements like the increase of password length for non
system encryption to 128 bytes instead of 64 bytes. Please check the 
release notes for the complete list of changes.

UPDATE October 8th 2018 : VeraCrypt 1.23-Hotfix-2 has been released.
It fixes a low severity security vulnerability. It also adds a
workaround for an issue affecting Microsoft Distributed File System
(DFS) and it brings a change to quick formatting handling. Please
check the release notes for the complete list of changes.

UPDATE September 12th 2018 : VeraCrypt 1.23 has been released. It
brings enhancements for Windows EFI system encryption like support
for default SecureBoot. It also fixes some issues and adds some
features. Please check the release notes for the complete list of
changes.

UPDATE March 30th 2018 : VeraCrypt 1.22 has been released. It fixes
many issues and it brings some enhancements and features (e.g.
Kuznyechik speedup, new cascades cipher algorithms, and TRIM support
for SSD). Please check the release notes for the complete list of
changes.

UPDATE July 9th 2017 : VeraCrypt 1.21 has been released. It fixes
many regressions found in version 1.20 and it brings FreeBSD support.
All users are urged to update to this new version. Please check the 
release notes for the complete list of fixes.

UPDATE June 29th 2017 : VeraCrypt 1.20 has been released. It brings
bug fixes, performance enhancements and new features. It is also the
first version to include local HTML documentation instead of the
usual User Guide PDF. Please check the release notes for the complete
list of changes.

UPDATE October 17th 2016 : VeraCrypt 1.19 has been released. It
includes fixes for issues reported by Quarkslab audit that was funded
by OSTIF. This release also brings many enhancements and fixes, like
Serpent algorithm speedup by a factor of 2.5 and the support of
Windows 32-bit for EFI system encryption. Please check the release
notes for the complete list of changes. Download for Windows is here.

UPDATE August 18th 2016 : The Windows installer for VeraCrypt 1.18
has been updated to include drivers signed by Microsoft that allow
VeraCrypt to run on Windows 10 Anniversary Edition. Windows Installer
version was incremented to 1.18a but there is no changed at VeraCrypt
level. Linux and MacOSX installers remain unchanged.

UPDATE August 17th 2016 : VeraCrypt 1.18 has been released. It brings
EFI system encryption for Windows (a world first in open source
community) and it solves a TrueCrypt vulnerability that allows
attacker to detect the presence of hidden volume. This release also
brings many enhancements and fixes. Please check the release notes
for the complete list of changes.

Installers and packages are available in the Downloads section.

All released files are signed with a PGP key available on the
following link : https://www.idrix.fr/VeraCrypt/
VeraCrypt_PGP_public_key.asc . It's also available on major key
servers with ID=0x680D16DE.
Please check that its fingerprint is
5069A233D55A0EEB174A5FC3821ACD02680D16DE.

SHA256 and SHA512 sums for all released files are available in the
Downloads section.

Some screenshots:

VeraCrypt on the fly encrypting the system partition :
VeraCrypt Partition Encryption

VeraCrypt encryption options when creating an encrypted volume :
VeraCrypt encrypted volume creation

VeraCrypt formatting of newly created encrypted volume:
VeraCrypt creating non-system encrypted disk

Changing the GUI language of VeraCrypt:
VeraCrypt Language Selection Dialog