Veracrypt waxa ay suuqa soo gashay bilo gudahood kadib markii Truecrypt uu dhintay . Veracrypt , oo ah beddelka Truecrypt , sidoo kale waa mashruuc il furan iyo faylal sir ah software, oo lagu dhisay koodhka Truecrypt , laakiin la kobciyo si loo sii ilaaliyo xogtaada. Waxaad u isticmaali kartaa si aad u sirtid hal faylal, faylal ama dhammaan darawallada markiiba. Dib u eegista Veracrypt kama hadlayso isticmaalkeeda, maadaama isticmaalka Veracrypt aanu aad uga duwanayn Truecrypt^(Truecrypt) . Waa wax badan oo ku saabsan faa'iidooyinka Veracrypt ka badan Truecrypt .

VeraCrypt software sirta diskka ee Windows PC

Sirin iyo Isticmaalka Veracrypt

Nidaamyadu waxay la mid yihiin Truecrypt: waxaad samayn kartaa weelal faylal gaar ah waxaadna ku dhejin kartaa darawal ahaan si aad u ilaaliso faylashaada si qarsoodi ah. Weelku dhab ahaantii waa meel marka lagu rakibo darawal ahaan iyadoo la adeegsanayo shaashadda ugu weyn ee Veracrypt , waxay bixisaa sir ku jirta waxa ku jira wadista farsamada. Ka soo qaad^(Suppose) inaad abuurto weel faylal ah adigoo isticmaalaya saaxir arjiga si aad u abuurto weel ka dibna aad isticmaasho bogga ugu muhiimsan ee app-ka si aad ugu dhejiso darawal ahaan, waxaad koobi kartaa ama u wareejin kartaa faylasha darawalkaas. Isla marka aad nuqul ka sameyso ama u guurto faylashaada darawalkaas, waa la sirsan yahay.

Waxa kale oo aad Veracrypt u isticmaali kartaa flash-ka. Waad qarin kartaa dhammaan flash-yada ama waxaad ku abuuri kartaa weel ku jira darawallada Flash . Xaaladda dambe, meesha aad ka sameysan karto weel, waa inaad ku dhejisaa mug gooni ah mar kasta oo aad ku xirto flash drive-ka kombiyuutarkaaga.

Sirin iyo Decryption gudaha Veracrypt

Waxaad si toos ah u isticmaali kartaa faylasha weelasha marka aad isticmaalayso Veracrypt . Marka faylka ay galaan abka kale, qaybo ka mid ah faylalka ayaa la furfuraa iyadoo la isticmaalayo furaha aad abuurto marka aad sirayso darawalka ama marka aad samaynayso weelka. Faylashaan gebi ahaanba lama furfurin sida ay u muuqan karto. Hase yeeshe, sida ay Veracrypt ku sheegtay shabakadooda, kaliya qaybta feylka aad ku shaqaynayso, waa la furfuray waxaana lagu meeleeyaa RAM si ay u isticmaalaan processor-ka iyo isticmaalaha. Markaad u guurto qayb kale oo ka mid ah faylka, qaybtaas gaarka ah waa la furayaa oo hadhow mar kale waa la sifeeyay ka dib markaad wax ka beddesho saxanka.

Sirintu marar badan ayay ka xoog badan tahay Truecrypt , kuwa sameeya Veracrypt waxay sheegeen in inkasta oo lagu dhisay koodhka Truecrypt , ay meesha ka saartay waxyaabaha xun ee Truecrypt si ay u samayso qalab sir aad u xoog badan. Waa kan qayb ka mid ah boggooda:

As an example, when the system partition is encrypted, TrueCrypt uses PBKDF2-RIPEMD160 with 1000 iterations whereas in VeraCrypt we use 327661. And for standard containers and other partitions, TrueCrypt uses at most 2000 iterations but VeraCrypt uses 655331 for RIPEMD160 and 500000 iterations for SHA-2 and Whirlpool.

Nabadgelyadan la xoojiyey waxay ku kordhinaysaa xoogaa dib u dhac ah oo keliya furitaanka qaybo qarsoon iyada oo aan wax saamayn ah ku yeelanayn wejiga adeegsiga codsiga. Tani waa mid uu aqbali karo milkiilaha sharciga ah laakiin aad ayey ugu adkeyneysaa weerarka inuu galo xogta sirta ah."

Interface ee Veracrypt

Way ku adkaan doontaa isticmaalaha markii ugu horeysay inuu sameeyo sida loo isticmaalo qalabka. Interface waa nadiif laakiin maaha mid iskiis u sharaxan. Qofku wuxuu u baahan yahay inuu akhriyo dukumeentiga khadka tooska ah haddii uusan hore u aqoon ereyada farsamada ee loo isticmaalo aaladda sireed ee Veracrypt ee is-dhexgalkeeda. Gaar ahaan, markii aan abuurayay weel, waxaan ku wareeray haddii garaaca "Format" ay abuuri doonto weel ama qaabeynta darawalkayga. Waxaan ku qasbanaay inaan la tashado dokumentiga khadka ka hor intaanan sii wadin. Dukumeentigu wuu fiican^{(Documentation)} yahay oo leh sawirro badan oo shaashado ah oo waxyaaluhuna waxaa lagu sharraxay hab fudud oo la fahmi karo.

Xukun

Veracrypt waa u fududahay in loo isticmaalo dadka aqoonta wanaagsan u leh qalabka sirta ah. Haddii kale, dadku waa inay tixraacaan dukumeentiga caawinta, taas oo ku filan ka dibna, way fududahay in la isticmaalo. Nabadgelyada ay bixiso Veracrypt waa mid wanaagsan oo marar badan ka sarreeya kan Truecrypt . Waxa kale oo ay kuu ogolaanaysaa inaad kor u qaaddo mugga TrueCrypt .

Qalabka ayaa si weyn loogu talinayaa Truecrypt maadaama kan dambe uu leeyahay daciifnimo u gaar ah. Waxaan ka beddelay Truecrypt una beddelay Veracrypt^(Veracrypt) laba sababood: 1) Amnigu waa ka wanaagsan yahay iyo 2) wax walba waa bilaash in la isticmaalo waana la xaqiijin karaa maadaama ay il furan tahay. In kasta oo aanan codayn, haddana waxaan odhan karaa waa ammaan maadaama aanay jirin cabashooyin muuqda oo ka soo yeedhay cod-bixiyeyaasha kale tan iyo taariikhda qoraalkan maqaalkan.

Ka soo deji bogga hoyga^(homepage) Veracrypt .

Eeg qaar kale oo bilaash ah oo lagu beddelan karo TrueCrypt sida AESCrypt, FreeOTFE iyo DiskCryptor , oo na soo ogeysii midka aad u malaynayso inuu ugu fiican yahay.^{(Check out some more free TrueCrypt alternatives like AESCrypt, FreeOTFE and DiskCryptor, and let us know which you think is the best.)}

VeraCrypt is a free disk encryption software for Windows PC

Veracrypt entres the market within months after Truecrypt died. Veracrypt, a Truecrypt alternative, is also an open-source project and file encryption software, is built upon the code of Truecrypt, but with enhancements to further secure your data. You can use it to encrypt single files, folders or entire drives at a time. This Veracrypt review does not discuss its usage, as usage of Veracrypt is not much different than Truecrypt. It is more about the advantages of Veracrypt over Truecrypt.

VeraCrypt disk encryption software for Windows PC

Encrypting and Using Veracrypt

The methods are the same as the Truecrypt: you can create individual file containers and mount them as drives so that you can keep your files encrypted. A container is actually a place that when mounted as a drive using the main screen of Veracrypt, offers encryption to the contents of the virtual drive. Suppose you create a file container using the application’s wizard to create a container and then use the main page of the app to mount it as a drive, you can copy or move files to that drive. As soon as you copy or move your files to that drive, they are encrypted.

You can also use Veracrypt for flash drives. You can encrypt entire flash drives or create a container on Flash drives. In the latter case, where you create a container, you have to mount it as a separate volume every time you connect the flash drive to your computer.

Encryption and Decryption in Veracrypt

You can use files from containers directly when you use Veracrypt. When the file is accessed by other apps, parts of the files are decrypted using the key you create while encrypting the drive or while creating the container. These files are not decrypted in whole at a time as it would appear. Rather, as said by Veracrypt on their website, only the portion of the file you are working on, is decrypted and placed in RAM for use by processor and user. When you move to another portion of the file, that particular portion is decrypted and later encrypted again after writing changes to the disk.

Encryption is many times stronger than Truecrypt and the makers of Veracrypt say that though built upon Truecrypt code, it has eliminated the negatives of Truecrypt to make a very powerful encrypting tool. Here is an excerpt from their homepage:

As an example, when the system partition is encrypted, TrueCrypt uses PBKDF2-RIPEMD160 with 1000 iterations whereas in VeraCrypt we use 327661. And for standard containers and other partitions, TrueCrypt uses at most 2000 iterations but VeraCrypt uses 655331 for RIPEMD160 and 500000 iterations for SHA-2 and Whirlpool.

This enhanced security adds some delay only to the opening of encrypted partitions without any performance impact to the application use phase. This is acceptable to the legitimate owner but it makes it much harder for an attacker to gain access to the encrypted data.”

Interface of Veracrypt

It would be hard for a first-time user to make out how to use the tool. The interface is neat but is not self-explanatory. One needs to read the online documentation if not already familiar with the technical terms used by the Veracrypt encryption tool in its interface. Especially, while creating a container, I got confused if hitting “Format” would create a container or format my drive. I had to consult the online documentation before proceeding. The Documentation is good with plenty of screenshots and things are explained in an easy-to-understand method.

Verdict

Veracrypt is easy to use for people with good knowledge of encryption tools. Otherwise, people have to refer to the documentation for help, which is ample and then, it is easy to use. The security provided by Veracrypt is good and many times higher than that of Truecrypt. It also lets you mount TrueCrypt volumes.

The tool is highly recommended over Truecrypt as the latter has its own weaknesses. I made a switch from Truecrypt to Veracrypt for two reasons: 1) The security is better and 2) the whole thing is free to use and can be verified as it is open source. Though I am not into coding, I can say it is safe as there have been no visible complaints by other coders as of the date of writing this article.

Download it from the Veracrypt homepage.

Check out some more free TrueCrypt alternatives like AESCrypt, FreeOTFE and DiskCryptor, and let us know which you think is the best.

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