Annotation of truecrypt/docs/changelog.txt, revision 1.1.1.1

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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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