Encryption Algorithms
VeraCrypt volumes can be encrypted using the following algorithms:
| Algorithm | Designer(s) |
Key Size (Bits) |
Block Size (Bits) | Mode of Operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AES | J. Daemen, V. Rijmen | 256 | 128 | XTS |
| Camellia |
Mitsubishi Electric and NTT of Japan |
256 | 128 | XTS |
|
National Standard of the Russian Federation |
256 | 128 | XTS | |
| Serpent | R. Anderson, E. Biham, L. Knudsen | 256 | 128 | XTS |
| Twofish |
B. Schneier, J. Kelsey, D. Whiting, D. Wagner, C. Hall, N. Ferguson |
256 | 128 | XTS |
| AES-Twofish | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
| AES-Twofish-Serpent | 256; 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
| Camellia-Kuznyechik | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
| Camellia-Serpent | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
| Kuznyechik-AES | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
| Kuznyechik-Serpent-Camellia | 256; 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
| Kuznyechik-Twofish | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
| Serpent-AES | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
| Serpent-Twofish-AES | 256; 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
| Twofish-Serpent | 256; 256 | 128 | XTS | |
For information about XTS mode, please see the section
Modes of Operation.