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Is there a way to know a VeraCrypt volume/header is intact? is there a way to know what hash algorithm was used?
I have a VeraCrypt volume that I can’t log into. I think the password should have worked so I am wondering if it’s intact? Is … Continue reading A way to know a VeraCrypt volume/header is intact?
I have a Windows 10 OS, drives are encrypted with the latest version.
UEFI is not encrypted, and I have recently installed a BIOS update.
I wonder about the possibility of a hacker (if secure boot is disabled) to change the files of the UE… Continue reading Compromising the UEFI recovery partition
Bad news, I lost my VeraCrypt password. (Yes, it was extremely stupid.) Good news I used a self-created formula to build the password. I do this because it makes the password long and complex, but easier for me to remember.
Well, it didn’t… Continue reading How to crack a forgotten VeraCrypt password
The password in VeraCrypt is used to en-/decrypt a header, that contains a master key, that is used to en-/decrypt the data.
I know, that I can change the password, which will not change the master key and thus be quite fast. But if I have… Continue reading VeraCrypt: Is it possible to change the master key?
At the end of the process of formatting a large USB drive with VeraCrypt, I was told there was a hardware error that had caused corruption. Possibly a bad build block that third party software could maybe resolve. Not much on my specific c… Continue reading Unable to wipe corrupted-on-format Veracrypt USB drive (write-protection issue)
If you were to delete a veracript volume, either yourself or as someone trying to break in, can that information be recovered from a memory stick? Also if the volume is recoverable, would the encryption be compromised?
Continue reading Can a deleted veracrypt volume be recovered and decrypted?
"Back in the days" I created a TrueCrypt disk and secured it with a password. This was using Windows 7 and TrueCrypt 7.x
I never needed any of the files in this container, but now I actually do. Anyhow, when trying to open the fi… Continue reading TrueCrypt disc recovery [migrated]
I wanted to encrypt my drives with Veracrypt, but I didn’t know that it will first format the hard drive, so I canceled the progress of encryption normally.
How can I recover my files?
I have used the most popular file recovery software li… Continue reading How to recover a formatted hard drive by veracrypt? [migrated]
I have a SSD and wanted to use VeraCrypt for plausible deniability and protection against any & all level attacks e.g. state sponsored, non sponsored. My goal was to use a VM and place it in the hidden VC container. After further resea… Continue reading Veracrypt SSD encryption security analysis vs HDD
Suppose that I have a Veracrypt container on Windows 10. I unlock it, open and edit a Text document, open an image, watch a video. Then I close all files, unmount the container.
Then I run CCleaner to remove caches (including thumbnail) an… Continue reading Remove all traces of files used in Veracrypt container… is this enough?