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Will VeraCrypt be open-source and free forever?
Yes, it will. We will never create a commercial version of VeraCrypt, as we believe in open-source
and free security software.
Is it possible to donate to the VeraCrypt project?
Yes, you can use the donation buttons at https://veracrypt.codeplex.com.
Why is VeraCrypt open-source? What are the advantages?
As the source code for VeraCrypt is publicly available, independent researchers can verify that the
source code does not contain any security flaw or secret 'backdoor'. If the source code were not
available, reviewers would need to reverse-engineer the executable files. However, analyzing and
understanding such reverse-engineered code is so difficult that it is practically impossible to do
(especially when the code is as large as the VeraCrypt code).
Remark: A similar problem also affects cryptographic hardware. It is very difficult to reverse-
engineer it to verify that it does not contain any security flaw or secret 'backdoor'.
VeraCrypt is open-source, but has anybody actually reviewed the source code?
Yes. In fact, the source code is constantly being reviewed by many independent researchers and
users. We know this because many bugs and several security issues have been discovered by
independent researchers (including some well-known ones) while reviewing the source code.
As VeraCrypt is open-source software, independent researchers can verify that the source
code does not contain any security flaw or secret ‘backdoor’. Can they also verify that the
official executable files were built from the published source code and contain no additional
code?
Yes, they can. In addition to reviewing the source code, independent researchers can compile the
source code and compare the resulting executable files with the official ones. They may find some
differences (for example, timestamps or embedded digital signatures) but they can analyze the
differences and verify that they do not form malicious code.
How can I use VeraCrypt on a USB flash drive?
You have two options:
1)
Encrypt the entire USB flash drive. However, you will not be able run VeraCrypt from the
USB flash drive.
Note: Windows does not support multiple partitions on USB flash drives.
2)
Create a VeraCrypt file container on the USB flash drive (for information on how to do so,
see the chapter Beginner’s Tutorial). If you leave enough space on the USB flash drive
(choose an appropriate size for the VeraCrypt container), you will also be able to store
VeraCrypt on the USB flash drive (along with the container not in the container) and you
will be able to run VeraCrypt from the USB flash drive (see also the chapter Portable
Mode).
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