Software:BestCrypt

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Short description: Commercial disk encryption app available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android
BestCrypt
BestCrypt v.9 logo.png
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BestCrypt for Windows v9.0
Developer(s)Jetico Inc. Oy
Initial release1995; 29 years ago (1995)[1]
Stable release
9.08.4 / May 25, 2023; 8 months ago (2023-05-25)
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/data-encryption

BestCrypt, developed by Jetico, is a commercial disk encryption app available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android.[3]

BestCrypt comes in two editions: BestCrypt Volume Encryption to encrypt entire disk volumes;[4] BestCrypt Container Encryption to encrypt virtual disks stored as computer files.[5]

BestCrypt also provides the complimentary data erasure utility BCWipe.[6]

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[7] 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.[8]
  • 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 for Mac v.1.3 control panel

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jetico Inc. Oy Mission". Jetico. http://www.jetico.com/about-jetico/mission-story. Retrieved 2015-01-15. 
  2. ↑ "BestCrypt Explorer on Google play". Jetico. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jetico.bestcrypt&hl=en. Retrieved 2015-01-15. 
  3. ↑ "Data Encryption | Jetico" (in en). https://www.jetico.com/data-encryption. 
  4. ↑ "Encrypt Hard Drives with BestCrypt Volume Encryption | Jetico" (in en). https://www.jetico.com/data-encryption/encrypt-hard-drives-bestcrypt-volume-encryption. 
  5. ↑ "Encrypt Files with BestCrypt Container Encryption | Jetico" (in en). https://www.jetico.com/data-encryption/encrypt-files-bestcrypt-container-encryption. 
  6. ↑ "BestCrypt Container Encryption Features | Jetico" (in en). https://www.jetico.com/data-encryption/encrypt-files-bestcrypt-container-encryption/features. 
  7. ↑ "New Features in BestCrypt Version 8". Jetico. http://www.jetico.com/web_help/bc8/html/03_new_features/01_new_features.htm. Retrieved 2014-04-15. 
  8. ↑ "New Features in BestCrypt Version 9". Jetico Inc. Oy. http://www.jetico.com/web_help/bc9/html/03_new_features/01_new_features.htm. Retrieved 2015-02-04. 

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