![]() ![]() Select Create Volume from the main application window. ![]() Before proceeding you will need to install the VeraCrypt software:ĭownload VeraCrypt directly from the project home page or from Sourceforge and follow the install instructions. ![]() Proceed with caution and understand the potential data loss risks. If you lose or forget your decryption key (password) - the encrypted data is effectively lost. ** Reminder: modern encryption tools are very powerful. If you are interested in a full-disk encryption solution with your Whitman-owned/managed device - please contact the WCTS Help Desk or the Information Security Office for a discussion about the options available to you.įor personal machines – you are encouraged to seek out Microsoft's documentation on using Bitlocker drive encryption. (If you are on a Macintosh - there are native tools built into the OS that achieve the same goal – see our Macintosh page here.) The following instructions will walk you through basic setup on a Windows 10 computer. Think of this "file" as a password protected folder that only opens when properly unlocked. This allows you to create a password-protected container file that will mount as a “drive letter” in Windows Explorer only after a decryption key is entered - without the decryption key, the data is unreadable by anyone who merely has access to the file. VeraCrypt is a cross-platform encryption tool that allows you to create ‘containers’ on your local hard drive. (for simple file-based encryption - check the help files for a particular software product – many, such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat, have built-in tools to encrypt (password-protect) documents. Creating Encrypted Containers with VeraCrypt ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |