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Disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt
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Ability to mount BOTH outer and hidden volume simultaneously #1319

Open be5invis opened 8 months ago

be5invis commented 8 months ago

Desired behavior

VeraCrypt could provide a functionality that when mounting an encrypted volume with hidden sub-volume, if the user provides the password for both of them, then VC could mount BOTH the other and hidden volumes as two disk drives. It will make moving data between outer and hidden volumes much simpler.

Screenshots/Mockup/Designs

N/A. Maybe just another checkbox in the mount window.

Additional information

There is already a write protection mechanism for outer volumes, so if we implement dual-mounting, the user should be able to operate either parts without accidentally overwriting each other.

Your Environment

Please tell us more about your environment

VeraCrypt version: 1.26.10

Operating system and version: Windows 11 latest

System type: AMD64

FearNaBoinne commented 4 months ago

I can see the benefits of this, but there's also drawbacks, as it impacts the plausible deniability even more than simply having hidden volume protection on. However, having hidden volume protection on in and of itself is already a bit of a risk factor if you cannot unmount before someone gains access...