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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="Encryption%20Algorithms.html">Encryption Algorithms</a> +<img src="arrow_right.gif" alt=">>" style="margin-top: 5px"> +<a href="Cascades.html">Cascades of ciphers</a> +</p></div> + +<div class="wikidoc"> +<h1>Cascades of ciphers</h1> +<p> </p> +<h2>AES-Twofish</h2> +<p>Two ciphers in a cascade [15, 16] operating in XTS mode (see the section <a href="Modes%20of%20Operation.html"> +<em>Modes of Operation</em></a>). Each 128-bit block is first encrypted with Twofish (256-bit key) in XTS mode and then with AES (256-bit key) in XTS mode. Each of the cascaded ciphers uses its own key. All encryption keys are mutually independent (note that + header keys are independent too, even though they are derived from a single password – see +<a href="Header Key Derivation.html"><em>Header Key Derivation, Salt, and Iteration Count</em></a>). See above for information on the individual cascaded ciphers.</p> +<h2>AES-Twofish-Serpent</h2> +<p>Three ciphers in a cascade [15, 16] operating in XTS mode (see the section <a href="Modes%20of%20Operation.html"> +<em>Modes of Operation</em></a>). Each 128-bit block is first encrypted with Serpent (256-bit key) in XTS mode, then with Twofish (256-bit key) in XTS mode, and finally with AES (256-bit key) in XTS mode. Each of the cascaded ciphers uses its own key. All encryption + keys are mutually independent (note that header keys are independent too, even though they are derived from a single password – see the section +<a href="Header Key Derivation.html"><em>Header Key Derivation, Salt, and Iteration Count</em></a>). See above for information on the individual cascaded ciphers.</p> +<h2>Serpent-AES</h2> +<p>Two ciphers in a cascade [15, 16] operating in XTS mode (see the section <a href="Modes%20of%20Operation.html"> +<em>Modes of Operation</em></a>). Each 128-bit block is first encrypted with AES (256-bit key) in XTS mode and then with Serpent (256-bit key) in XTS mode. Each of the cascaded ciphers uses its own key. All encryption keys are mutually independent (note that + header keys are independent too, even though they are derived from a single password – see the section +<a href="Header Key Derivation.html"><em>Header Key Derivation, Salt, and Iteration Count</em></a>). See above for information on the individual cascaded ciphers.</p> +<h2>Serpent-Twofish-AES</h2> +<p>Three ciphers in a cascade [15, 16] operating in XTS mode (see the section <a href="Modes%20of%20Operation.html"> +<em>Modes of Operation</em></a>). Each 128-bit block is first encrypted with AES (256-bit key) in XTS mode, then with Twofish (256- bit key) in XTS mode, and finally with Serpent (256-bit key) in XTS mode. Each of the cascaded ciphers uses its own key. All + encryption keys are mutually independent (note that header keys are independent too, even though they are derived from a single password – see the section +<a href="Header Key Derivation.html"><em>Header Key Derivation, Salt, and Iteration Count</em></a>). See above for information on the individual cascaded ciphers.</p> +<h2>Twofish-Serpent</h2> +<p>Two ciphers in a cascade [15, 16] operating in XTS mode (see the section <a href="Modes%20of%20Operation.html"> +<em>Modes of Operation</em></a>). Each 128-bit block is first encrypted with Serpent (256-bit key) in XTS mode and then with Twofish (256-bit key) in XTS mode. Each of the cascaded ciphers uses its own key. All encryption keys are mutually independent (note + that header keys are independent too, even though they are derived from a single password – see the section +<a href="Header Key Derivation.html"><em>Header Key Derivation, Salt, and Iteration Count</em></a>). See above for information on the individual cascaded ciphers.</p> +</div> +</body></html>
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