1.18 (August 17
th
, 2016)
• Windows:
◦ Support of EFI system encryption (limitations: no hidden os, no boot custom
message)
◦ Fix TrueCrypt vulnerability that enables detection of presence of hidden volumes
(reported by Ivanov Aleksey Mikhailovich, alekc96 [at] mail dot ru)
◦ Add support for Japanese encryption standard Camellia, including for system
encryption.
◦ Add support for Russian encryption and hash standards Kuznyechik, Magma and
Streebog including for EFI system encryption.
◦ Add benchmarking of hash algorithms and PRF with PIM (including for pre-boot).
◦ Move build system to Visual C++ 2010 for better stability.
◦ Fix boot issues on some machines by increasing required memory by 1 KiB
◦ Workaround for AES-NI support under Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2.
◦ Enhanced protection against dll hijacking attacks.
◦ Correctly remove driver file veracrypt.sys during uninstall on Windows 64-bit.
◦ Implement passing smart card PIN as command line argument (/tokenpin) when
explicitly mounting a volume.
◦ When no drive letter specified, choose A: or B: only when no other free drive letter is
available.
◦ Reduce CPU usage caused by the option to disable use of disconnected network
drives.
◦ Add new volume ID mechanism to be used to identify disks/partitions instead of their
device name.
◦ Add option to avoid PIM prompt in pre-boot authentication by storing PIM value
unencrypted in MBR.
◦ Add option and command line switch to hide waiting dialog when performing
operations.
◦ Add checkbox in "VeraCrypt Format" wizard GUI to skip Rescue Disk verification
during system encryption procedure.
◦ Allow files drag-n-drop when VeraCrypt is running as elevated process.
◦ Minor GUI and translations fixes.
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