Encryption Algorithms

VeraCrypt volumes can be encrypted using the following algorithms:

| Algorithm | Designer(s) | Key Size
(Bits) | Block Size (Bits) | Mode of Operation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | AES | J. Daemen, V. Rijmen | 256 | 128 | XTS | | Camellia |

Mitsubishi Electric and NTT of Japan

| 256 | 128 | XTS | |

Kuznyechik

National Standard of the Russian Federation
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| 256 | 128 | XTS | | Serpent | R. Anderson, E. Biham, L. Knudsen | 256 | 128 | XTS | | Twofish | B. Schneier, J. Kelsey, D. Whiting,
D. Wagner, C. Hall, N. Ferguson | 256 | 128 | XTS | | AES-Twofish | | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | AES-Twofish-Serpent | | 256; 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | Camellia-Kuznyechik | | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | Camellia-Serpent | | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | Kuznyechik-AES | | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | Kuznyechik-Serpent-Camellia | | 256; 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | Kuznyechik-Twofish | | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | Serpent-AES | | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | Serpent-Twofish-AES | | 256; 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | Twofish-Serpent | | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | | | | | | |

For information about XTS mode, please see the section Modes of Operation.

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