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Tool to encrypt data or volumes 09/30/2021 21:05:32

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Category: Software Last update: 09:02:21 - 05/27/2019 State: public (all) Language: en

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Problem (public) You are looking for a tool to securely encrypt files, folders or volumes?

Solution (public) Check this:

[1]https://www.heise.de/download/product/veracrypt-95747

https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html

VeraCrypt is a free open source software for Windows, Mac OSX and . Brought to you by IDRIX ([2]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 ([3]pre-boot authentication). - Encryption is [4]automatic, real-time(on-the-fly) and transparent. - [5]Parallelization and [6]pipelining allow data to be read and written as fast as if the drive was not encrypted. - Encryption can be [7]hardware-accelerated on modern processors. - Provides [8]plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password: [9]Hidden volume (steganography) and [10]hidden operating system. - More information about the features of VeraCrypt may be found in the [11]documentation

[1] https://www.heise.de/download/product/veracrypt-95747 [2] https://www.idrix.fr/ [3] https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/System%20Encryption.html [4] https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Documentation.html [5] https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Parallelization.html [6] https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Pipelining.html [7] https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Hardware%20Acceleration.html [8] https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Plausible%20Deniability.html [9] https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Hidden%20Volume.html [10] https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Hidden%20Operating%20System.html [11] https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Documentation.html

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