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My system drive on my dekstop is a Sandisk SSD, with default encryption through Bitlocker not enabled. My PC doesn’t have a TPM.
I want to completely wipe the SSD data in order to make it unrecoverable. I’ve read that the best way to achie… Continue reading Can I completely wipe an SSD using encryption?
After reading an article from a forensics software company. I’m worried about attacks that may be able to recovery the OTFE(on-the-fly encryption) key of VeraCrypt from RAM.
Thereat model:
On Windows, a signed spyware running elevated is … Continue reading Defending against key recovery from RAM attack
Suppose I need to store a bunch of passwords: storing them in a txt or odt file inside an encrypted container, such as the ones produced by VeraCrypt, is bad practice? Would I put myself at risk?
If so what are my other free options? (So n… Continue reading Is storing passwords in encrypted container still bad practice? [duplicate]
Reading on the security of Borg backups and both encryption and authentication is used (Encrypt-then-MAC).
My understanding is authentication is used to prevent tampering which is especially important for backups vulnerable to unauthorized… Continue reading Can VeraCrypt encrypted volume be tampered with?
I’m thinking of installing Veracrypt and I read that it takes Veracrypt about 5 minutes to decrypt a 500 gig SSD. How is this possible? It takes me much longer to duplicate the same 500 gigs on my SSD!
Can someone explain how this is pos… Continue reading How is the Veracrypt decryption speed faster than simply duplicating the same data?
I am a Mac user. I opened a keyfile generated by Veracrypt and one generated by KeepassXC. The texts in both of them were quite short. Which keyfile is best (i.e., most random and harder to break through): one generated by Veracrypt or one… Continue reading Which would be the best "keyfile" for KeepassXC and/or Veracrypt?
In veracrypt, I’m going through all the options and attempting to understand them, and I have come to something called "quick formatting". In the volume creation wizard there is an option for "quick formatting". What is… Continue reading what is quick formatting in veracrypt? [migrated]
Suppose I create an encrypted container using VeraCrypt and want to upload it to Google Drive/One Drive for storage. The container is encrypted with AES-256.
I know that no one can extract any meaning from that random data.
But I am a very… Continue reading Preventing access to encrypted files at all
Does virtualbox provide enough entropy (random numbers) for the veracrypt program on the virtual machine? Is it cryptographically safe to use veracrypt inside a virtualbox in a windows 10 guest?
Continue reading Is it cryptographically safe to use veracrypt in a virtualbox virtual machine?
Scenario: A Windows user with Bitlocker-encrypted OS drive uses Win+L shortcut to lock their computer, but leaves it powered on. At this point, their house is raided (by police, or thieves, or FBI, simply someone with desire to gain access… Continue reading Has there ever been a known case of Bitlocker breach through lock screen?