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Enigma2Illusion - 2016-12-09

Please post your feedback or issues regarding the latest release of Beta 1.20 version to this thread.

You can download the latest Beta 1.20 at the following link.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%20Nightly%20Builds/

2016.12.30 Beta 2 of 1.20 has been released:

Windows: Enable using Secure Desktop for password entry. Add preferences option and command line switch (/secureDesktop) to activate it.

Windows: Preliminary driver changes to support EFI hidden OS functionality.

Windows: Minor fixes.

MacOSX: Make VeraCrypt default handler of .hc & .tc files.

MacOSX: Add custom VeraCrypt icon to .hc and .tc files in Finder.

MacOSX: Check TrueCryptMode in password dialog when opening container file with .tc extension.

Linux: Check TrueCryptMode in password dialog when opening container file with .tc extension.

2016.12.06 Beta 1 of 1.20 has been released:

All OSs: Use 64-bit optimized assembly implementation of Twofish by Jussi Kivilinna.

Windows: Fix bug in EFI system decryption using EFI Rescue Disk.

Windows: Use default mount parameters when mounting multiple favorites with password caching.

Windows: Enable specifying PRF and TrueCryptMode for favorites.

Windows: Enhancement to favorites handling. Add PRF/TrueCryptMode fields in favorites management dialog, and use default mount parameters when mounting multiple favorites at once.

Windows: Don't change thread priority when benchmarking encryption algorithms for more accurate results.

Windows: Use "Temporarily" instead of "Temporary" in the text of a preference option.

Crypto: remove unnecessary alignment adjusting code in Serpent since the SIMD implementation works with unaligned data and gain negligible compared to memcpy overhead.

Document --truecrypt option

Language XML files: Update Russian XML file by Dmitry Yerokhin.

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Enigma2Illusion - 2016-12-09

Hello Mounir,

Referencing change at link below:

https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/code/ci/8f0a2c67fdfe26b70d862b60b1b6c602a72c3915/

Running various tests using test volumes with and without hidden volumes, I discovered that when using hidden volumes protection option on volumes with hidden volumes does not use either the specific setting of the PKCS-5 PRF in Default Mount Parameters or the PKCS-5 PRF in Organize Favorite Volumes for subsequent volumes in the mount favorites.

My test results are below when mounting the outer volumes with hidden volume protection password enabled:

The first favorite volume mounts in ~ 7 seconds and the remaining favorite volumes mount in ~ 18 seconds each using Whirlpool for the PKCS-5 PRF set in the Default Mount Parameters.

Initially the PKCS-5 PRF was blank for the test volumes due to the Favorites Volumes existed before upgrading to 1.20 version.

Does VeraCrypt only use the PKCS-5 PRF set in the Default Mount Parameters and if set, use the PKCS-5 PRF in Organize Favorite Volumes when mounting favorites?

I tried setting the PKCS-5 PRF to Whirlpool in the Organize Favorite Volumes but got the same results as above which are subsequent volumes taking longer to mount due to hidden protection volume option.

The hidden protection volume option should first try to use the PKCS-5 PRF in the Default Mount Parameters or if set, the Organize Favorite Volumes to speed-up mounting subsequent volumes when protecting the hidden volumes.

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Panos - 2016-12-18

Hello Mounir,
can you please include the promised "activate read/write support to removable drives for those knowing what they are doing"?
As is, the hidden OS implementation is useless for my installations.

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Andrei Matanache - 2017-01-21

hello, could you please elaborate this please?
Windows: Enable using Secure Desktop for password entry. Add preferences option and command line switch (/secureDesktop) to activate it.

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WRVC2016 - 2017-02-16

will there be an official release soon?

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Chad Wright - 2017-02-17

Where is the linux version?

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truespirit - 2017-03-16

I have BETA2 installed and noticed that the background app now uses 5-15% CPU continuously. So I turned off the background app and all seems fine now. However I now lack the features the background app provided, such as auto mounting. Any possible solution?

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- cg2017 - 2017-04-03
  
  I have the same issue with 1.19. Posted here about it:
  https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/general/thread/e3cbc216/
  
  Could be related to secondary encrypted volumes - although my OS drive has System Encryption as well. If I reboot, and immediately open Task Manager, CPU is at around 12.5% for the VeraCrypt EXE. If I exit that task or kill it, the CPU drops back to 0.
  
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SelectLine - 2017-04-03

I have no problems

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Buggy M. - 2017-05-10

Missing the linux version as well. The current 1.19 linux version lacks GERMAN language support. :P

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Enigma2Illusion - 2017-06-02

1.20 Beta 2 System Encryption Hash Selection Allows All

https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/tickets/130/

1.20 B2 Benchmark Pre-boot Iterations Incorrect & All Hashes Benchmarked

https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/tickets/131/

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NeK - 2017-06-03

Upgraded from 1.19 to 1.20-Beta2 today and got big problems with mounting system favorite volumes at Windows-Start.

Windows 10 x64, non-UEFI boot, mounting using Volume-ID.
I have 6 existing and one currently non existing system favorite volume configuered, what was working totally fine with 1.19.
Windows start is takinga long long time and doesn't succeed in mounting the sysfavs.
I now tried to change preferences, enabled all about caching, but no change.

What I can see visually is, that if you enter a pim in the system favorite field and click OK, then go again to organize system favorites: the field will be empty.

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- Enigma2Illusion - 2017-06-04
  
  Which version of Windows 10?
  
  Click on the lower left Window pane icon and type winver then hit return.
  
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NeK - 2017-06-05

1703 Build 15063.296
I currently have added all drives as normal favorites and mount them manually

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Alex - 2017-06-05

VeraCrypt system favorites mount procedure is started from "Services" and under local admin account before login. This is the main diffrence. Probably there is some problem with the service.

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- Enigma2Illusion - 2017-06-05
  
  Has VeraCrypt 1.20 beta System Favorites been tested with Windows 10 Creators Edition which Microsoft is currently rolling in phases to end users?
  
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  - Alex - 2017-06-05
    
    No. My version is 1607
    
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NeK - 2017-06-17

I fixed the system today, as every windows boot was taking ages until the login screen was shown.

I removed all system favorites, clicked OK, added them back from the mounted list with right click add to system favorites and checked "use Volume ID". Now everything is back to normal.
The only thing that is not in the system favorites anymore is the missing drive that was in the old list, but that was already in the list with 1.19 and was OK.

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NeK - 2017-06-17

I faced another problem today. ... Update: ignore it was no problem.

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