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Table of Contents

This documentation is not guaranteed to be error-free and is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. For more information, see Disclaimers.

• Preface

• Introduction

• Beginner's Tutorial

• VeraCrypt Volume

  • Creating a New VeraCrypt Volume
  • Favorite Volumes
  • System Favorite Volumes

• System Encryption

  • Hidden Operating System
  • Operating Systems Supported for System Encryption
  • VeraCrypt Rescue Disk

• Plausible Deniability

  • Hidden Volume

    • Protection of Hidden Volumes Against Damage
    • Security Requirements and Precautions Pertaining to Hidden Volumes

  • Hidden Operating System

• Main Program Window

  • Program Menu
  • Mounting Volumes

• Normal Unmount vs Force Unmount

• Avoid Third-Party File Extensions

• Parallelization

• Pipelining

• Hardware acceleration

• Hot keys

• Keyfiles

• Security Tokens & Smart Cards

• EMV Smart Cards

• Portable Mode

• TrueCrypt Support

• Converting TrueCrypt Volumes & Partitions

• Conversion Guide for Versions 1.26 and Later

• Default Mount Parameters

• Language Packs

• Encryption Algorithms

  • AES
  • Camellia
  • Kuznyechik
  • Serpent
  • Twofish
  • Cascades of ciphers

• Hash Algorithms

  • BLAKE2s-256
  • SHA-256
  • SHA-512
  • Whirlpool
  • Streebog

• Key Derivation Algorithms

  • Argon2id
  • PBKDF2

• Supported Operating Systems

• Command Line Usage

• Security Model

• Security Requirements And Precautions
  

  • Data Leaks

    • Paging File
    • Memory Dump Files
    • Hibernation File

  • Unencrypted Data in RAM

  • VeraCrypt RAM Encryption

  • VeraCrypt Memory Protection

  • Physical Security

  • Malware

  • Multi-User Environment

  • Authenticity and Integrity

  • Choosing Passwords and Keyfiles

  • Changing Passwords and Keyfiles

  • Trim Operation

  • Wear-Leveling

  • Reallocated Sectors

  • Defragmenting

  • Journaling File Systems

  • Volume Clones

  • Additional Security Requirements and Precautions

• How To Back Up Securely

• Miscellaneous

  • Using VeraCrypt Without Administrator Privileges
  • Sharing Over Network
  • VeraCrypt Background Task
  • Volume Mounted as Removable Medium
  • VeraCrypt System Files & Application Data
  • How To Remove Encryption
  • Uninstalling VeraCrypt
  • Digital Signatures

• Troubleshooting

• Incompatibilities

• Known Issues and Limitations

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Technical Details

  • Notation
  • Encryption Scheme
  • Modes of Operation
  • Header Key Derivation, Salt, and Iteration Count
  • Random Number Generator
  • Keyfiles
  • PIM
  • VeraCrypt Volume Format Specification
  • Compliance with Standards and Specifications
  • Source Code
  • Building VeraCrypt From Source
    • Windows Build Guide
    • Linux Build Guide

• Contact

• Legal Information

• Version History

• Acknowledgements

• References