But I don’t consider this option safer because you have to secure that file and in case anyone else has that keyfile then your encrypted container can be unlocked. You can also use a keyfile to open your encrypted file container.
#LINUX TRUECRYPT PASSWORD#
You will require this password in order to access files that are stored in the container. Now set a complex password for your container. In the next step select the size of your encrypted file container. Select the Hash Algorithm, you can google to know more about Hash Algorithm. I am selecting AES you can google to know more about Encryption Algorithm. In the next step select the Encryption Algorithm. Now select the text file that you created in the step above. In this tutorial, we’ll create a Standard VeraCrypt volume. You can guess what benefits you get with VeraCrypt hidden volume. The second type of container is Hidden VeraCrypt volume. In Standard VeraCrypt volume you can keep your file and lock them with a strong password. The first one is Standard VeraCrypt volume type that behaves just like a file and it’s visible to everyone. You can create two types of encrypted file containers with VeraCrypt. In this tutorial, we’ll create an encrypted file container. But you can also encrypt external partitions such as external hard drive or USB/Flash drive. With VeraCrypt you can create an encrypted container within the file that we created in the above step. Select a drive slot and click create volume to create an encrypted volume with VeraCrypt. To create an encrypted container, create a file on your hard disk. Open VeraCrypt from the application menu. Enter to exit the console after installation. The installation will begin in a separate console.
#LINUX TRUECRYPT INSTALL#
Your filename may be different if you’re using different VeraCrypt version.Now you should see the GUI setup to install VeraCrypt. Start the setup using the below command – $ sudo bash veracrypt-1.17-setup-gui-圆4 Open Terminalįirst of all open terminal and cd into the extracted VeraCrypt directory. In this article, I will be installing using the GUI file. If you want to install VeraCrypt through Terminal then use the console file otherwise use gui files. You can install it through terminal and gui both.
tar.gz file from the official website, extract it somewhere on your hard disk.
#LINUX TRUECRYPT HOW TO#
It’s just a tar file that you will need to extract it on your hard drive.ĭownload How To Install VeraCrypt In LinuxĪfter you have downloaded the. VeraCrypt can be downloaded from the official website.
Most TrueCrypt users switched to VeraCrypt because it’s the closest you can get in terms of functionalities and user interface. VeraCrypt was started after the TrueCrypt was discontinued. You can know more about TrueCrypt in my other post here. Although some prove that TrueCrypt is still usable because there is no vulnerability in the code. The TrueCrypt project was suddenly discontinued and people started searching for an alternative. VeraCrypt is a free file encryption tool based on the popular encryption tool, TrueCrypt. In this article, I will walk you through the complete process of installing & using VeraCrypt in any Linux distributions such as Debian, Arch, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc. It’s an alternative to TrueCrypt(project discontinued), the popular encryption tool for all Operating systems. VeraCrypt is a free, open source and cross-platform data encryption tool.
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