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| author | Mounir IDRASSI <mounir.idrassi@idrix.fr> | 2017-05-13 17:34:16 +0200 |
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| committer | Mounir IDRASSI <mounir.idrassi@idrix.fr> | 2017-05-15 01:16:36 +0200 |
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diff --git a/doc/html/Incompatibilities.html b/doc/html/Incompatibilities.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..84610d9e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/html/Incompatibilities.html @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> +<head> +<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> +<title>VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid</title> +<meta name="description" content="VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to file encryption, data encryption performed by VeraCrypt is real-time (on-the-fly), automatic, transparent, needs very little memory, and does not involve temporary unencrypted files."/> +<meta name="keywords" content="encryption, security"/> +<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> +</head> +<body> + +<div> +<a href="https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html"><img src="VeraCrypt128x128.png" alt="VeraCrypt"/></a> +</div> + +<div id="menu"> + <ul> + <li><a href="Home.html">Home</a></li> + <li><a href="/code/">Source Code</a></li> + <li><a href="Downloads.html">Downloads</a></li> + <li><a class="active" href="Documentation.html">Documentation</a></li> + <li><a href="Donation.html">Donate</a></li> + <li><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/" target="_blank">Forums</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<div> +<p> +<a href="Documentation.html">Documentation</a> +<img src="arrow_right.gif" alt=">>" style="margin-top: 5px"> +<a href="Incompatibilities.html">Incompatibilities</a> +</p></div> + +<div class="wikidoc"> +<h1>Incompatibilities</h1> +<h4 style="text-align:left; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; font-weight:bold; margin-top:0px; font-size:12px; margin-bottom:1px"> +Activation of Adobe Photoshop® and Other Products Using FLEXnet Publisher® / SafeCast</h4> +<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +<em style="text-align:left">Note: The issue described below does <strong style="text-align:left"> +not</strong> affect you if you use a non-cascade encryption algorithm (i.e., AES, Serpent, or Twofish).* The issue also does +<strong style="text-align:left">not</strong> affect you if you do not use <a href="System%20Encryption.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none.html"> +system encryption</a> (pre-boot authentication).</em></div> +<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +Acresso FLEXnet Publisher activation software, formerly Macrovision SafeCast, (used for activation of third-party software, such as Adobe Photoshop) writes data to the first drive track. If this happens when your system partition/drive is encrypted by VeraCrypt, + a portion of the VeraCrypt Boot Loader will be damaged and you will not be able to start Windows. In that case, please use your +<a href="VeraCrypt%20Rescue%20Disk.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none.html"> +VeraCrypt Rescue Disk</a> to regain access to your system. There are two ways to do so:</div> +<ol style="text-align:left; margin-top:18px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +<li style="text-align:left; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +You may keep the third-party software activated but you will need to boot your system from the VeraCrypt Rescue Disk CD/DVD +<em style="text-align:left">every time</em>. Just insert your Rescue Disk into your CD/DVD drive and then enter your password in the Rescue Disk screen. +</li><li style="text-align:left; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +If you do not want to boot your system from the VeraCrypt Rescue Disk CD/DVD every time, you can restore the VeraCrypt Boot Loader on the system drive. To do so, in the Rescue Disk screen, select +<em style="text-align:left">Repair Options</em> > <em style="text-align:left"> +Restore VeraCrypt Boot Loader</em>. However, note that this will deactivate the third-party software. +</li></ol> +<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +For information on how to use your VeraCrypt Rescue Disk, please see the chapter <a href="VeraCrypt%20Rescue%20Disk.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none.html"> +VeraCrypt Rescue Disk</a>.</div> +<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +<strong style="text-align:left">Possible permanent solution</strong>: decrypt the system partition/drive, and then re-encrypt it using a non-cascade encryption algorithm (i.e., AES, Serpent, or Twofish).*</div> +<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +Please note that this not a bug in VeraCrypt (the issue is caused by inappropriate design of the third-party activation software).</div> +<p> </p> +<hr align="left" size="1" width="189" style="text-align:left; height:0px; border-width:0px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000"> +<p><span style="text-align:left; font-size:10px; line-height:12px">* The reason is that the VeraCrypt Boot Loader is smaller than the one used for cascades of ciphers and, therefore, there is enough space in the first drive track for a backup of the VeraCrypt + Boot Loader. Hence, whenever the VeraCrypt Boot Loader is damaged, its backup copy is run automatically instead.</span><br style="text-align:left"> +<br style="text-align:left"> +<br style="text-align:left"> +<br style="text-align:left"> + See also: <a href="Issues%20and%20Limitations.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold.html"> +Known Issues & Limitations</a>, <a href="Troubleshooting.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold.html">Troubleshooting</a></p> +</div><div class="ClearBoth"></div></body></html>
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