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VeraCrypt 1.16 Free Download

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VeraCrypt 1.16 Free Download

VeraCrypt 1.16 For Windows is a powerful tool to encrypt the data it was developed by IDRIX that is based on TrueCrypt.It raises the level of security for encrypted data.It adds improved security to the calculations utilized for framework and parcels encryption making it insusceptible to new developments in brute-force attacks.

VeraCrypt 1.16 Fixes And Changes For Windows

  1. Detect Boot Loader tampering ("Evil Maid" attacks) for system encryption and propose recovery options.
  2. Fix buffer overrun issue and other memory related bugs when parsing language XML files.
  3. Fix wrongly reported bad sectors by chkdsk caused by a bug in IOCTL_DISK_VERIFY handling.
  4. Fix privacy issue caused by configuration and history files being updated whenever VeraCrypt is used.
  5. Fix system favorites not always mounting after cold start.
  6. Solve installer error when updating VeraCrypt on Windows 10.
  7. Implement decryption of non-system partition/drive.
  8. Include 64-bit exe files in the installer and deploy them on 64-bit machines for better performances.
  9. Allow using drive letters A: and B: for mounting volumes
  10. Make command line argument parsing more strict and robust (e.g. /lz rejected, must be /l z)
  11. Add possibility to show system encryption password in Windows GUI and bootloader
  12. Solve "Class Already exists" error that was happening for some users.
  13. Solve some menu items and GUI fields not translatable
  14. Make volumes correctly report Physical Sector size to Windows.
  15. Correctly detect switch user/RDP disconnect operations for autodismount on session locked.
  16. Add manual selection of partition when resuming in-place encryption.
  17. Add command line option (/cache f) to temporarily cache password during favorites mounting.
  18. Add waiting dialog for Auto-Mount Devices operations to avoid freezing GUI.
  19. Add extra information to displayed error message in order to help analyze reported issues.
  20. Disable menu entry for changing system encryption PRF since it's not yet implemented.
  21. Fix failure to change password when UAC required (inherited from TrueCrypt)

VeraCrypt Updates:

UPDATE October 7th 2015 : VeraCrypt 1.16 has been released. It brings a more stable fix for the TrueCrypt vulnerabilities and it solves two other issues on Windows.

UPDATE September 26th 2015 : VeraCrypt 1.15 has been released. It fixes two vulnerabilities discovered in TrueCrypt on Windows, one of them is critical. It also fixes a couple of bugs.

UPDATE September 16th 2015 : VeraCrypt 1.14 has been released. It adds the possibility of creating volumes using command line on Windows. It also adds some features and fixes some issues.


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