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t-d-k / LibreCrypt

LibreCrypt: Transparent on-the-fly disk encryption for Windows. LUKS compatible.
https://LibreCrypt.tdksoft.co.uk
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Error with Windows Crypto library when creating new volume #49

Open mdtpita opened 8 years ago

mdtpita commented 8 years ago

During volume creation, got an error that the app was unable to create enough random data with Windows Crypto library and to choose a different method. Running Windows 10, version 1511 (OS build 10586.218), LibreCrypt version v6.2.00.0000 BETA 0. Started to create a 200GB volume on a relatively empty 2TB spinning disk. The process ran for a few hours before I left it overnight and came in with the error mentioned above. When I closed that dialog, the attached dialog was displayed. Sorry I didn't capture the first dialog...

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t-d-k commented 8 years ago

Your screenshot wasn't attached, but it sounds like a Windows error.
If you uncheck the option to "overwrite new container before use", it will be a lot faster and you should be able to create the volume. The downside to this is that the amount of data you encrypted have will be visible. You can add the same security after creating the volume by using the tool "Tools->wipe free space".