Hi,
Just a noob question. Will adding ".hc" to the file do any harm?I created the volume using the user guide and the file type is just "file".
I'm trying to see if i can change it to ".hc" for veracrypt volume then assign an icon to the file extension.
I tried and it works as long as i choose veracrypt volume type when opening.
Just wanted to know if my line of thought was correct or there might be some repercussion changing the file type.
Thanks!
The use of the .hc extension is not dangerous by itself but there are cases where you don't want your encrypted volumes to be identified as such by a potential attacker (some users give the extensions .avi or .iso to try to obfuscate the real nature of the container files).
If you don't have such kind of requirement, then you can choose the .hc extension. In all cases, the file extension doesn't affect the program itself.
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2015-03-17
Thanks IDRASSI!
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Hi,
Just a noob question. Will adding ".hc" to the file do any harm?I created the volume using the user guide and the file type is just "file".
I'm trying to see if i can change it to ".hc" for veracrypt volume then assign an icon to the file extension.
I tried and it works as long as i choose veracrypt volume type when opening.
Just wanted to know if my line of thought was correct or there might be some repercussion changing the file type.
Thanks!
The use of the .hc extension is not dangerous by itself but there are cases where you don't want your encrypted volumes to be identified as such by a potential attacker (some users give the extensions .avi or .iso to try to obfuscate the real nature of the container files).
If you don't have such kind of requirement, then you can choose the .hc extension. In all cases, the file extension doesn't affect the program itself.
Thanks IDRASSI!