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2: -- Version 1.0 - Released 2004/02/02 --
3:
4: Changes from E4M 2.02a:
5:
6: Encryption specific:
7:
8: * Volume header supports plausible deniability
9: * Sector encryption reworked to support plausible deniability
10: * PKCS salt length increased to 64 bytes
11: * Number of PKCS iterations increased to 2000
12: * Blowfish uses 448-bit key
13: * Random pool is rehashed after each byte added, not only when the pool is filled up
14: * User password length limited to 64 characters to avoid HMAC SHA1 key hashing
15: * Minimum required user password length increased to 12 characters
16: * DES cipher removed from volume creation options
17: * MD5 removed from PKCS5 PRF selection
18:
19: General:
20:
21: * Drive letter is registered by TC service to avoid using local user namespace,
22: fixes XP dismount bug, volumes are always mounted globally (visible to all users)
23: * 32 partitions supported per physical drive
24: * User preferences are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry instead of .ini file
25: * All dialogs use default user selected font
26: * Device selection dialog displays size and type of available partitions
27: * Executing the application twice no longer produces error, the first instance
28: is brought to the foreground and the second one exits
29: * User preferences are always stored on exit
30: * Command line option /d and /dismountall added, dismounts all volumes
31: * Command line option /v is not required to specify a volume, enables drag&drop
32: to desktop icon
33: * SFS and E4M volume support removed
34:
35: Driver:
36:
37: * Volumes larger than 2 GB supported, the new limit is determined by OS
38: (2^64 bytes on NT kernel)
39: * W2K/XP Mount Manager support added, enables graphical checkdisk and
40: defrag on W2k/XP/2k3 and fixes system error (blue screen) during OS
41: shutdown when volumes still mounted
42: * Disk geometry was calculated incorrectly, now it is always set to SECTORS/1/1,
43: fixes chkdisk.exe and format.exe refusing to work with a RAW volume
44: * IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO support added, enables graphical format on XP
45: * Volume is not mounted as removable media
46: * Driver uses cached passwords only if user password is null
47:
48: Format:
49:
50: * FAT32 format support added, volume size is not limited at 32GB on NT systems
51: * Format progress info displays Mbytes done, time left, and write speed
52: * Volume creation wizard no longer exits after successfuly creating a volume
53: * Quick format available for device volumes
54: * Cluster size selection added to format dialog
55: * User is asked for confirmation to abort format in progress
56: * Default cipher changed to Blowfish
57: * HMAC-SHA1 and CRC32 added to self tests
58: * Data area randomized during format to support hidden volumes
59: * Time of volume creation and header modification written to header
60:
61: Mount:
62:
63: * Menu added
64: * Preferences dialog added
65: * Drive list displays sizes and encryption algorithms of mounted volumes
66: * Password input fields are wiped after a correct password is used
67: * User is asked for volume password only if cached passwords cannot open it
68: * Double click on a free drive in drive list mounts the selected volume
69: * Double click on a mounted drive in drive list opens its explorer window
70: * Added option to open explorer window for a successfully mounted volume
71: * Added option to close all explorer windows of volumes being dismounted
72: * Added option to wipe cached passwords on exit
73: * Volume properties dialog displays various info about a mounted volume
74: * 'Auto mount all partitions' added, user is always asked for password,
75: cached passwords are used if it fails
76: * 'Wipe Cache' button and menu item reflects the cache state
77: * 'Clear volume history' clears volume combo box and deletes history
78: from registry
79: * 'Dismount All' dismounts all mounted volumes
80: * Mounting a volume multiple times is not allowed
81:
82: Setup:
83:
84: * Desktop icon optionally created
85: * Start menu schortcuts and desktop icon can be installed for all users
86: * System restore point can be created prior to the installation on
87: systems supporting it
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