VeraCrypt 1.26.20

Binaries for supported operating systems are also available at Sourceforge.

Changes between 1.26.18 and 1.26.20 (3 February 2025):

• All OSes:
  • Implement SHA-256 acceleration on ARM64 platforms using CPU instructions.
  • Update translations.
  • Replace "Dismount" with "Unmount" across the UI and documentation to align with IT standards (GH #1478)
• Windows:
  • Fix regression in driver that always allowed defragmentation and caused other side effects.
  • Revert to the previous method of gathering system entropy due to stability issues reported by users.
• Linux:
  • Fix a regression in Linux Mint affecting administrator password authentication. (GH #1473)
• macOS:
  • Fix regression that blocked dismounting of volumes. (GH #1467)
  • Resolve a wxWidgets 3.2.6 assertion error related to the undefined switch use-dummy-sudo-password. (GH #1470)

Merged Github Pull Requests

• Update Language.pl.xml by @p0k33m0n in https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1471
• Enable AESNI only on x86 by @Xeonacid in https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1479
• refactor: use the term unmount instead of dismount by @tessus in https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1478
• Update Chinese (Hong Kong) translation by @harryytm in https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1408

New Contributors

• @p0k33m0n made their first contribution in https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1471
• @Xeonacid made their first contribution in https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1479
• @tessus made their first contribution in https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1478

Full Changelog: https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/compare/VeraCrypt_1.26.18...VeraCrypt_1.26.20