Distance VeraCrypt 1.24 released after the last few months, now, VeraCrypt 1.24 Update 2 has also been released. VeraCrypt is TrueCrypt branch, was released in June 2013, the main developer of the project is from the French security consultant Mounir Idrassi. New in this version are as follows:
Changes
All operating systems:
- When using non-optimized implementation, AES remove the key from the stack memory. The official version is not available for VeraCrypt
- The Jitterentropy RNG library updated to version 2.2.0
- Begin IEEE 1541 agreed byte name (KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB, PiB)
- Various documents enhanced
Windows:
- Fixed local privilege escalation vulnerabilities that may arise during the execution of VeraCrypt Expander
MBR bootloader：
- BIOS mode is not allowed to use less than the 4096 byte buffer solution SSD disk
- If the MBR is different from us or from Microsoft with different loading procedures, please do not revert to the value VeraCrypt
EFI bootloader:
- Repair "ActionFailed" does not work, and add "ActionCancelled" processing Press ESC to customize the user at the password prompt
- If the current first boot loader on Windows, to repair multiple operating system boot compatibility only by VeraCrypt set to a system of first boot loader.
- Add a new registry flag SystemFavoritesService, to control EFI BIOS updates at shutdown boot menu
- AMD CPU repair the instruction is not detected RDRAND
- By modifying the user interface, do not write additional 0x00 byte of the file at the end of DcsProp
- Updating XML language file
- ......
Details: https://www.filehorse.com/download-veracrypt/change-log/
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