Annotation of truecrypt/docs/changelog.txt, revision 1.1.1.2

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1.1.1.2 ! root        2: -- Version 1.0a - Released 2004/02/03 --
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        !             4:  Driver:
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        !             6:  * Windows 98 support removed
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1.1       root        9: -- Version 1.0 - Released 2004/02/02 --
                     10: 
                     11: Changes from E4M 2.02a:
                     12: 
                     13:  Encryption specific:
                     14: 
                     15:  * Volume header supports plausible deniability
                     16:  * Sector encryption reworked to support plausible deniability
                     17:  * PKCS salt length increased to 64 bytes
                     18:  * Number of PKCS iterations increased to 2000
                     19:  * Blowfish uses 448-bit key
                     20:  * Random pool is rehashed after each byte added, not only when the pool is filled up
                     21:  * User password length limited to 64 characters to avoid HMAC SHA1 key hashing
                     22:  * Minimum required user password length increased to 12 characters
                     23:  * DES cipher removed from volume creation options
                     24:  * MD5 removed from PKCS5 PRF selection
                     25: 
                     26:  General:
                     27: 
                     28:  * Drive letter is registered by TC service to avoid using local user namespace,
                     29:    fixes XP dismount bug, volumes are always mounted globally (visible to all users)
                     30:  * 32 partitions supported per physical drive
                     31:  * User preferences are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry instead of .ini file
                     32:  * All dialogs use default user selected font
                     33:  * Device selection dialog displays size and type of available partitions
                     34:  * Executing the application twice no longer produces error, the first instance
                     35:    is brought to the foreground and the second one exits
                     36:  * User preferences are always stored on exit
                     37:  * Command line option /d and /dismountall added, dismounts all volumes
                     38:  * Command line option /v is not required to specify a volume, enables drag&drop
                     39:    to desktop icon
                     40:  * SFS and E4M volume support removed
                     41: 
                     42:  Driver:
                     43: 
                     44:  * Volumes larger than 2 GB supported, the new limit is determined by OS
                     45:    (2^64 bytes on NT kernel)
                     46:  * W2K/XP Mount Manager support added, enables graphical checkdisk and
                     47:    defrag on W2k/XP/2k3 and fixes system error (blue screen) during OS
                     48:    shutdown when volumes still mounted
                     49:  * Disk geometry was calculated incorrectly, now it is always set to SECTORS/1/1,
                     50:    fixes chkdisk.exe and format.exe refusing to work with a RAW volume 
                     51:  * IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO support added, enables graphical format on XP
                     52:  * Volume is not mounted as removable media
                     53:  * Driver uses cached passwords only if user password is null
                     54: 
                     55:  Format:
                     56: 
                     57:  * FAT32 format support added, volume size is not limited at 32GB on NT systems
                     58:  * Format progress info displays Mbytes done, time left, and write speed
                     59:  * Volume creation wizard no longer exits after successfuly creating a volume
                     60:  * Quick format available for device volumes
                     61:  * Cluster size selection added to format dialog
                     62:  * User is asked for confirmation to abort format in progress
                     63:  * Default cipher changed to Blowfish
                     64:  * HMAC-SHA1 and CRC32 added to self tests
                     65:  * Data area randomized during format to support hidden volumes
                     66:  * Time of volume creation and header modification written to header
                     67: 
                     68:  Mount:
                     69: 
                     70:  * Menu added
                     71:  * Preferences dialog added
                     72:  * Drive list displays sizes and encryption algorithms of mounted volumes
                     73:  * Password input fields are wiped after a correct password is used
                     74:  * User is asked for volume password only if cached passwords cannot open it
                     75:  * Double click on a free drive in drive list mounts the selected volume
                     76:  * Double click on a mounted drive in drive list opens its explorer window
                     77:  * Added option to open explorer window for a successfully mounted volume
                     78:  * Added option to close all explorer windows of volumes being dismounted
                     79:  * Added option to wipe cached passwords on exit
                     80:  * Volume properties dialog displays various info about a mounted volume
                     81:  * 'Auto mount all partitions' added, user is always asked for password,
                     82:    cached passwords are used if it fails
                     83:  * 'Wipe Cache' button and menu item reflects the cache state
                     84:  * 'Clear volume history' clears volume combo box and deletes history
                     85:    from registry
                     86:  * 'Dismount All' dismounts all mounted volumes
                     87:  * Mounting a volume multiple times is not allowed
                     88: 
                     89:  Setup:
                     90: 
                     91:  * Desktop icon optionally created
                     92:  * Start menu schortcuts and desktop icon can be installed for all users
                     93:  * System restore point can be created prior to the installation on
                     94:    systems supporting it

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