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Want to encrypt your disk?

In the modern era many people want security for their files,documents,disk..etc., So to provide security to our files we use folder locker and so many apps, but here comes the VeraCrypt an open-source encrypting disk software. It encrypts entire disk in our system. How it works?
On what basis encryption does?

VeraCrypt is a software for establishing and maintaining 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. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys. Entire file system is encrypted (e.g., file names, folder names, contents of every file, free space, meta data, etc).

Here what VeraCrypt uses for encryption and hashing?
Encryption Algorithm's are -

  1. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
  2. Camellia
  3. Kuznyechik
  4. Serpent
  5. Twofish
  6. Cascades of ciphers

Hash Algorithm's are -

  1. RIPEMD-160
  2. SHA-256
  3. SHA-512
  4. Whirlpool
  5. Streebog

Here you can checkout how to use VeraCrypt Tutorial !

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