veracrypt

linux

Free and open source disk encryption software.

Options (4)

-t, --textboolean

Create a new volume through a text user interface and use `/dev/urandom` as a source of random data

Example: veracrypt {{[-t|--text]}} {{[-c|--create]}} --random-source={{/dev/urandom}}

-c, --createboolean

Create a new volume through a text user interface and use `/dev/urandom` as a source of random data

Example: veracrypt {{[-t|--text]}} {{[-c|--create]}} --random-source={{/dev/urandom}}

-k, --keyfilesboolean

Decrypt a partition using a keyfile and mount it to a directory

Example: veracrypt {{[-k|--keyfiles]}} {{path/to/keyfile}} {{/dev/sdXN}} {{path/to/mount_point}}

-d, --dismountboolean

Dismount a volume on the directory it is mounted to

Example: veracrypt {{[-d|--dismount]}} {{path/to/mounted_point}}

Create a new volume through a text user interface and use `/dev/urandom` as a source of random data

veracrypt [-t|--text] [-c|--create] --random-source=/dev/urandom

Decrypt a volume interactively through a text user interface and mount it to a directory

veracrypt [-t|--text] path/to/volume path/to/mount_point

Decrypt a partition using a keyfile and mount it to a directory

veracrypt [-k|--keyfiles] path/to/keyfile /dev/sdXN path/to/mount_point

Dismount a volume on the directory it is mounted to

veracrypt [-d|--dismount] path/to/mounted_point