VeraCrypt version 1.17

VeraCrypt is a great application to establish and maintain an on-the-fly-encrypted volume. On-the-fly encryption means that data is automatically encrypted right before it is saved and decrypted right after it is loaded, without any user intervention. This is a very secure method of data encryption as any data that is stored on an encrypted volume cannot be read (decrypted) without using the correct password/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys. The entire file system is encrypted (e.g. file names, folder names, contents of every file, free space, meta data, etc) to give you as much security as possible.

Key features include:

• Easy to use interface.
• Lightweight.
• Enhanced security.

VeraCrypt is a free disk encryption software based on TrueCrypt 7.1a. It adds enhanced security to the algorithms used for system and partitions encryption making it immune to new developments in brute-force attacks. VeraCrypt has been specifically designed to give you better security with the data you want to encrypt. It is relatively lightweight, and has an easy to use interface.

- Fix dll hijacking issue affecting installer that allows code execution with elevation of privilege (CVE-2016-1281).
- Sign binaries using both SHA-1 and SHA-256 to follow new Microsoft recommendations.
- Solve issues under Comodo/Kaspersky when running an application from a VeraCrypt volume
- Bootloader: Protect password/PIM length by filling the fields to maximum length with '*' after ENTER
- Solve issue with system favorites not being able to be mounted to drive A:
- Solve lost focus issues for after displaying the waiting dialog
- Solve rare issue where some partitions where associated with wrong disk the "Select Device" dialog.
- Implement PIM caching, for both system encryption and normal volumes. Add options to activate it.
- Don't try mounting using cached passwords if password and/or keyfile are specified in the command line.
- Internal rewrite to make VeraCrypt native UNICODE application.
- Workaround to avoid false positive detection by some anti-virus software.
- Hide disconnected network drives in the list of available drives. Add option to make them available for mounting.
- Solve issue that caused in some cases configuration and history XML files to be updated even when not needed.
- Fix leak of path of selected keyfiles in RAM.
- Fix TB unit can't be deselected in VeraCryptExpander.
- Add Alt+i keyboard shortcut for "Use PIM" checkbox.
- Minor GUI and translations fixes.