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* Hardware accelerated encryption.
* Hardware accelerated encryption.
* Anti-keylogging facilities to protect container and volume passwords.
* Anti-keylogging facilities to protect container and volume passwords.
* [[Data erasure]] utility [[BCWipe]] to erase unprotected copies of data to compliment encryption.
* [[Data erasure]] utility [[BCWipe]] to erase unprotected copies of data to complement encryption.
* [[Secret sharing]] and [[Public-key cryptography|Public Key]] authentication methods in addition to basic password-based authentication.
* [[Secret sharing]] and [[Public-key cryptography|Public Key]] authentication methods in addition to basic password-based authentication.


Revision as of 17:40, 25 July 2016

BestCrypt
Developer(s)Jetico Inc, Oy
Initial release1995; 29 years ago (1995)[1]
Stable release
9.02.1.2 / June 16, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-16)
Operating system
Size5.6–52.3 MB
Available inEnglish, Arabic, Chinese simplified, Czech, Dutch, Persian, French, German, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish
TypeDisk encryption software
LicenseTrialware
Websitewww.jetico.com/encryption-bestcrypt/

BestCrypt is a commercial disk encryption app for Windows, Linux and OS X, developed by Jetico Inc, Oy. BestCrypt comes in two editions: Volume Encryption edition, which encrypts entire disk volumes; and Container Encryption edition, which encrypts virtual disks stored as computer files. It also provides the complimentary data erasure utility BCWipe.

Cryptographic algorithms

BestCrypt supports a wide variety of block cipher algorithms including AES, Serpent, Blowfish, Twofish, DES, Triple DES, GOST 28147-89. All ciphers support CBC and LRW modes of operation while AES, Twofish and Serpent also support XTS mode.

Features

  • Create and mount a virtual drive encrypted using AES, Blowfish, Twofish, CAST-128[3] and various other encryption methods. BestCrypt v.8 and higher can alternatively mount a subfolder on a NTFS disk instead of a drive. Encrypted virtual disk images are compatible across Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
  • Encrypt a set of files into a single, self-extracting archive.
  • Transparently encrypt entire partitions or volumes together with pre-boot authentication for encrypted boot partitions.
  • Two-factor authentication.
  • Support for size-efficient Dynamic Containers with the Smart Free Space Monitoring technology.[4]
  • Hardware accelerated encryption.
  • Anti-keylogging facilities to protect container and volume passwords.
  • Data erasure utility BCWipe to erase unprotected copies of data to complement encryption.
  • Secret sharing and Public Key authentication methods in addition to basic password-based authentication.


  • BestCrypt Volume Encryption v.3 main window
    BestCrypt Volume Encryption v.3 main window
  • BestCrypt for Mac v.1.3 control panel
    BestCrypt for Mac v.1.3 control panel

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jetico Inc. Oy Mission". Jetico. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  2. ^ "BestCrypt Explorer on Google play". Jetico. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  3. ^ "New Features in BestCrypt Version 8". Jetico. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  4. ^ "New Features in BestCrypt Version 9". Jetico Inc. Oy. Retrieved 2015-02-04.

Further reading

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