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| author | Mounir IDRASSI <mounir.idrassi@idrix.fr> | 2020-03-09 11:56:49 +0100 |
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| committer | Mounir IDRASSI <mounir.idrassi@idrix.fr> | 2020-03-10 10:33:10 +0100 |
| commit | 752f1283a9027ac5a5400ec5860a068a7eadc923 (patch) | |
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Documentation: Add entries for switches now supported by VeraCrypt Format (/keyfile, /tokenlib, /tokenpin and /secureDesktop)
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diff --git a/doc/html/Command Line Usage.html b/doc/html/Command Line Usage.html index 91529271..1e199a85 100644 --- a/doc/html/Command Line Usage.html +++ b/doc/html/Command Line Usage.html @@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ If it is followed by <strong>n</strong> or <strong>no</strong>: force the displa </tr> <tr> <td><em>/secureDesktop</em></td> -<td>If it is followed by <strong>y</strong> or <strong>yes</strong> or if no parameter is specified: display password dialog in a dedicated secure desktop to protect against certain types of attacks.<br> -If it is followed by <strong>n</strong> or <strong>no</strong>: the password dialog is displayed in the normal desktop.</td> +<td>If it is followed by <strong>y</strong> or <strong>yes</strong> or if no parameter is specified: display password dialog and token PIN dialog in a dedicated secure desktop to protect against certain types of attacks.<br> +If it is followed by <strong>n</strong> or <strong>no</strong>: the password dialog and token PIN dialog are displayed in the normal desktop.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>/tokenlib</em></td> @@ -215,6 +215,23 @@ It must be followed by a parameter indicating the size of the container file tha It must be followed by a parameter indicating the password of the container that will be created.</td> </tr> <tr> +<td> /keyfile or /k</td> +<td> (Only with /create)<br> +It must be followed by a parameter specifying a keyfile or a keyfile search path. For multiple keyfiles, specify e.g.: /k c:\keyfile1.dat /k d:\KeyfileFolder /k c:\kf2 To specify a keyfile stored on a security token or smart card, use the following syntax: + token://slot/SLOT_NUMBER/file/FILE_NAME</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td><em>/tokenlib</em></td> +<td> (Only with /create)<br> +It must be followed by a parameter indicating the PKCS #11 library to use for security tokens and smart cards. (e.g.: /tokenlib c:\pkcs11lib.dll)</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td><em>/tokenpin</em></td> +<td> (Only with /create)<br> +It must be followed by a parameter indicating the PIN to use in order to authenticate to the security token or smart card (e.g.: /tokenpin 0000). Warning: This method of entering a smart card PIN may be insecure, for example, when an unencrypted command + prompt history log is being saved to unencrypted disk.</td> +</tr> +<tr> <td> <em>/hash</em></td> <td>(Only with /create)<br> It must be followed by a parameter indicating the PRF hash algorithm to use when creating the volume. It has the same syntax as VeraCrypt.exe.</td> @@ -281,6 +298,11 @@ It has no parameters and it indicates that no message box or dialog will be disp <td><em>/protectMemory</em> </td> <td>Activates a mechanism that protects VeraCrypt Format process memory from being accessed by other non-admin processes.</td> </tr> +<tr> +<td><em>/secureDesktop</em></td> +<td>If it is followed by <strong>y</strong> or <strong>yes</strong> or if no parameter is specified: display password dialog and token PIN dialog in a dedicated secure desktop to protect against certain types of attacks.<br> +If it is followed by <strong>n</strong> or <strong>no</strong>: the password dialog and token PIN dialog are displayed in the normal desktop.</td> +</tr> </tbody> </table> <h4>Syntax</h4> |