Does VeraCrypt Use Libgcrypt?

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Does VeraCrypt Use Libgcrypt?

Forum: General Discussion

Creator: J Smith

Created: 2017-07-04

Updated: 2017-10-06

J Smith - 2017-07-04

Does Veracrypt use the library libgcrypt and if it does, does this affect its security?

http://thehackernews.com/2017/07/gnupg-libgcrypt-rsa-encryption.html

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Mounir IDRASSI - 2017-07-09

No, VeraCrypt doesn't use libgcrypt. It doesn't use RSA or any other public key algorithm so it is not affected by this issue.

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