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December 31, 2021 at 1:05 pm #74221
scruffyeagle
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    sybok wrote:

    I have never used VeraCrypt (VC).
    Does VC have a CLI interface or if/can you start it from CLI (e.g. by executing ‘veracrypt’ or whatever is the name to call)?
    I would expect thus started VC to produce errors printed in the console for you to share with us?
    VC also may store some information in a dedicated log.

    How about re-install of VC or trying a different software if it manages better?

    Thanks for the reply. I’m not sure if VeraCrypt can be run from a CLI. I suppose it could be started that way, but I can’t imagine its functions working properly for mounting drives in a securely encrypted manner, if one has to type in the secret password via a terminal screen.

    Ever try typing 128 semi-random characters accurately, without being able to see them for verification? I’ve tried this, and it’s quite difficult unless your an EXCELLENT typist. (Which, I’m not.)

    That’s a good suggestion about the log. I’ll give it a search, next time I’m trying to fix that OS.

    VC wasn’t available via the repos. I had to download a package from the creator, and it was difficult to install. I’m not even sure how to go about uninstalling it. But, I have the impression it’s doing its job properly – it’s just that mounting of the drive isn’t sticking.

    There really is no other comparable software. VeraCrypt is the successor to TrueCrypt, of which the development was abandoned by its author. There were speculations, that the spooks were leaning on him to install backdoors into the encryption process – so he quit. But, there’s no proof of that. Others picked up the open code, and pursued development of it…

    There are other encryption programs, but they’re nowhere near as evolved as VC. The interfaces are incredibly clumsy, and the instructions are obscure to nonexistent. I tried “zulucrypt” at one point, and it was AWFUL! Re-read my comment about typing… That was zulucrypt. It was incapable of displaying the passwords one typed in. Or, if it could display them, I was unable to find that option.

    I’ll see what I can do, about finding a VC log.

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