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<title>VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid</title>
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<a title="Preface" href="Preface.html"><strong>Preface</strong></a> <br>
<a href="Introduction.html"><strong>Introduction</strong></a>

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					<a href="Mounting%20VeraCrypt%20Volumes.html">Mounting Volumes</a>
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			<strong><a href="How%20to%20Back%20Up%20Securely.html">How To Back Up Securely</a></strong>
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			<strong><a href="Using%20VeraCrypt%20Without%20Administrator%20Privileges.html">Using VeraCrypt Without Administrator Privileges</a></strong>
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			<strong><a href="Sharing%20over%20Network.html">Sharing Over Network</a></strong>
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			<strong><a href="VeraCrypt%20Background%20Task.html">VeraCrypt Background Task</a></strong>
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			<strong><a href="Removable%20Medium%20Volume.html">Volume Mounted as Removable Medium</a></strong>
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			<strong><a href="Removing%20Encryption.html">How To Remove Encryption</a></strong>
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			<strong><a href="Uninstalling%20VeraCrypt.html">Uninstalling VeraCrypt</a></strong>
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			<strong><a href="VeraCrypt%20Volume.html">VeraCrypt Volume</a></strong>
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					<a href="Creating%20New%20Volumes.html">Creating a New VeraCrypt Volume</a>
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					<a href="Favorite%20Volumes.html">Favorite Volumes</a>
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					<a href="System%20Favorite%20Volumes.html">System Favorite Volumes</a>
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					<a href="Hidden%20Operating%20System.html">Hidden Operating System</a>
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					<a href="Supported%20Systems%20for%20System%20Encryption.html">Operating Systems Supported for System Encryption</a>
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					<a href="VeraCrypt%20Rescue%20Disk.html">VeraCrypt Rescue Disk</a>
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					<a href="Serpent.html">Serpent</a>
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					<a href="Twofish.html">Twofish</a>
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					<a href="Cascades.html">Cascades of ciphers</a>
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			<strong><a href="Converting%20TrueCrypt%20volumes%20and%20partitions.html">Converting TrueCrypt Volumes &amp; Partitions</a></strong>
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					<a href="Encryption%20Scheme.html">Encryption Scheme</a>
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					<a href="Modes%20of%20Operation.html">Modes of Operation</a>
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					<a href="Header%20Key%20Derivation.html">Header Key Derivation, Salt, and Iteration Count</a>
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					<a href="VeraCrypt%20Volume%20Format%20Specification.html">VeraCrypt Volume Format Specification</a>
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<strong><a href="Legal%20Information.html">Legal Information</a></strong> <br>
<strong><a href="Release%20Notes.html">Version History</a></strong> <br>
<strong><a href="Acknowledgements.html">Acknowledgements</a></strong> <br>
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