To your personal digital data to protect, it is possible to a hard disk using encryption to protect. Hereby, all information is stored encrypted so that only someone with the correct password access.
TrueCrypt was always one of the most popular free tools for this, but since the development of TrueCrypt in may 2014 shut down a lot of people are looking for alternatives. The open source program VeraCrypt is based on TrueCrypt and is still actively developed.
With an encryption program, you can use the digital documents, and other personal data on your hard disk drive is stored protect. Only people with the correct password have access to the encrypted data.
VeraCrypt is a free encryption tool. VeraCrypt is a free schijfencryptie program that is offered by the French IDRIX.
The software is based on the code of TrueCrypt. The tool adds to the original software advanced security. The algorithm is used for encrypting individual partitions, and the entire system. This makes the cipher immune to "brute-force" attacks. For the encryption of system partitions using TrueCrypt PBKDF2-RIPEMD160 with 1000 iterations whereas VeraCrypt there 327.661 used. For RIPEMD160 is used VeraCrypt 655.331 and iterations for SHA-2 and Whirlpool of 500,000 iterations. This level of encryption makes the system less open. During the use of the system, there is no noticeable delay. For most users weigh this disadvantage against the advantage of a better security. For hackers to make sure that it is more difficult to access the system.
Despite the fact that the software on the same code is based can VeraCrypt can not handle the storage format of TrueCrypt, and vice versa. Where in the beginning the software was only available for Windows systems, there is in June 2014 is also a version for Linux released. An additional version for Mac OS is still working.
VeraCrypt has the following characteristics:
VeraCrypt screenshots
You can free download VeraCrypt and safe install the latest trial or new full version for Windows 10 (x32, 64 bit, 86) from the official site.
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