BestCrypt
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 BestCrypt for Windows v9.0 | |
| Developer(s) | Jetico Inc. Oy |
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| Initial release | 1995[1] |
| Stable release | 9.08.4
/ May 25, 2023 |
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| Size | 5.6–52.3 MB |
| Available in | English, Arabic, Chinese simplified, Czech, Dutch, Persian, French, German, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish |
| Type | Disk encryption software |
| License | Trialware |
| Website | www |
BestCrypt, developed by Jetico, is a commercial disk encryption app available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android.[3]
BestCrypt comes in two editions: BestCrypt Volume Encryption to encrypt entire disk volumes;[4] BestCrypt Container Encryption to encrypt virtual disks stored as computer files.[5]
BestCrypt also provides the complimentary data erasure utility BCWipe.[6]
Cryptographic Algorithms
BestCrypt supports a wide variety of block cipher algorithms including AES, Serpent, Blowfish, Twofish, DES, Triple DES, GOST 28147-89. All ciphers support CBC and LRW modes of operation while AES, Twofish and Serpent also support XTS mode.
Features
- Create and mount a virtual drive encrypted using AES, Blowfish, Twofish, CAST-128[7] and various other encryption methods. BestCrypt v.8 and higher can alternatively mount a subfolder on a NTFS disk instead of a drive. Encrypted virtual disk images are compatible across Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
- Encrypt a set of files into a single, self-extracting archive.
- Transparently encrypt entire partitions or volumes together with pre-boot authentication for encrypted boot partitions.
- Two-factor authentication.
- Support for size-efficient Dynamic Containers with the Smart Free Space Monitoring technology.[8]
- Hardware accelerated encryption.
- Anti-keylogging facilities to protect container and volume passwords.
- Data erasure utility BCWipe to erase unprotected copies of data to complement encryption.
- Secret sharing and Public Key authentication methods in addition to basic password-based authentication.
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BestCrypt Volume Encryption v.3 main window -
BestCrypt for Mac v.1.3 control panel
See also
References
- ^ "Jetico Inc. Oy Mission". Jetico. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ^ "BestCrypt Explorer on Google play". Jetico. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ^ "Data Encryption | Jetico". www.jetico.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "Encrypt Hard Drives with BestCrypt Volume Encryption | Jetico". www.jetico.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "Encrypt Files with BestCrypt Container Encryption | Jetico". www.jetico.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "BestCrypt Container Encryption Features | Jetico". www.jetico.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "New Features in BestCrypt Version 8". Jetico. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ^ "New Features in BestCrypt Version 9". Jetico Inc. Oy. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
Further reading
- Bauer, Mick (2002-06-01). "BestCrypt: Cross-Platform Filesystem Encryption". Linux Journal. 2002 (98). Specialized Systems Consultants: 9. ISSN 1075-3583. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
- "Bestcrypt for Linux documentation". Jetico. 2005-05-17. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
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