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Exlade Cryptic Disk Changelog

What's new in Exlade Cryptic Disk 5.3.2

Dec 14, 2021
  • New:
  • Added automatic analysis of password security strength when creating an encrypted file container, encrypting a physical disk volume and changing an existing password.
  • FIXED:
  • Fixed issue with activating the drive mounting window after trying to mount a drive from Windows Explorer.
  • Fixed creating of an encrypted file container on drives with NTFS file compression enabled (compression will be disabled for Cryptic Disk container files).
  • Fixed detection of Windows language during setup and first app launch.
  • IMPROVED:
  • The program will no longer inform users of expired technical support.
  • Windows 11 support has been improved.
  • Minor fixes and improvements.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 5.2.2.0 (Feb 6, 2016)

  • FIXED:
  • An error that sometimes prevented device tokens or smart cards from being used to gain access to encrypted data has been fixed.
  • IMPROVED:
  • Windows 10 support has been improved.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 5.1.8.0 (Oct 25, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the program from starting (it froze) on systems with disabled themes.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 5.1.7.0 (Oct 25, 2015)

  • IMPROVED:
  • The key file open dialog now allows you to select several elements at once.
  • The maximum number of key files has been increased to 900 (from 200).
  • A single driver with two signatures (including a Microsoft certificate) will now be used for all operating systems.
  • Minor fixes and improvements.
  • FIXED:
  • Fixed a bug that could lead to a program crash when a large number of key files or folders were used.
  • Deactivation of the automatic program start didn't work when Cryptic Disk was running with lowered privileges on systems with enabled UAC. From now on, Cryptic Disk will prompt for higher-level privileges in this situation.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 5.1.5.0 (Oct 16, 2015)

  • NEW:
  • Added an additional option for automatic unmounting: after a lock of a user's session, including situations when an RDP session is closed.
  • Added support of the exFAT file system (for Windows 7 and above).
  • Added support of the Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 notification center.
  • FIXED:
  • Fixed a bug that caused disk letters not to be released by the program after unmounting if mounting and unmounting was performed on different UAC levels.
  • Fixed a bug that could result in a crash after the password was entered.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the program to ignore key folders while creating an encrypted disk.
  • Fixed the automatic termination of programs that use an encrypted disk or container during unmounting.
  • Fixed the check of the user's permissions to access an encrypted disk.
  • Fixed the display of notifications in Window 10.
  • Fixed the limitations on the minimum and maximum size of the container file.
  • IMPROVED:
  • When creating an encrypted container, the user now specifies the size of the encrypted area (including the area allocated for the file system). The actual size of the container file will take account of the space occupied by Cryptic Disk's service areas.
  • When creating an encrypted container, the user can specify its size in terabytes.
  • The program will now check the availability of key files immediately after the user selects them.
  • The installer will ask for the system to be restarted if some files could not not be replaced during a program update.
  • UI translations in all languages have been fixed.
  • Lots of minor improvements and fixes.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 5.0.9.0 (Jun 12, 2015)

  • FIXED If only a password (without key files) was used to access an encrypted container or volume in TrueCrypt format, Cryptic Disk was unable to gain access to it.
  • FIXED It was impossible to save a license key in the current user's registry.
  • IMPROVED If Cryptic Disk is unable to save a license key a system error description will be displayed.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 5.0.6 (Jun 12, 2015)

  • NEW Added support of hardware security tokens and smart cards.
  • NEW Added key file generator.
  • NEW Added support of key files and security tokens for TrueCrypt containers.
  • NEW Cryptic Disk now comes in a single edition. Free edition is no longer available.
  • NEW Possibility to specify a license key when installing/updating Cryptic Disk.
  • NEW Warning window notifying about expiring support and free updates.
  • FIXED Cryptic Disk interface now correctly works under different DPI settings.
  • FIXED Fixed an error when not all possible key algorithms were displayed when changing a password.
  • FIXED Fixed an error that could lead to hanging of the app.
  • IMPROVED Lots of minor improvements and fixes.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 4.2.15 (Jun 12, 2015)

  • IMPROVED Main program window now displays containers first then physical drives.
  • FIXED Issue with program window activation when a second instance was launched when UAC is active.
  • FIXED Issue with program failure when Windows runs out of letters for mounting new drives or the letter specified in the encrypted volume properties is taken before mounting.
  • IMPROVED The encrypted container creation wizard now suggests using FAT by default for containers smaller than 64 MB.
  • IMPROVED FAT is no longer an option in formatting settings for encrypted containers or drives over 32 GB.
  • IMPROVED More descriptive system error message is displayed when password change not possible.
  • IMPROVED While creating a hidden encrypted volume on a system with active UAC higher privileges are requested.
  • FIXED Notification about successful creation of a hidden encrypted volume.
  • FIXED Issue with terminating the app after being updated in Windows XP.
  • FIXED Issue with terminating the app before uninstallation.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 4.1.15.161 (Nov 4, 2014)

  • NEW Added option to disable system panel icon changes if there are mounted encrypted volumes.
  • NEW Added option to disable system panel icon without closing down the program.
  • IMPROVED Dynamic volumes can now be accessed via system panel icon.
  • IMPROVED Notification in the system panel is displayed when new version of the app is available on the server.
  • IMPROVED Updating the program while another instance of the app is running.
  • FIXED Issue with hidden encrypted volumes to be mounted only in registered version of the app. Using hidden encrypted volumes is now possible in trial period.
  • FIXED Using key files of zero size no longer leads to error. Such files are ignored.
  • IMPROVED Lots of minor fixes and improvements.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 4.0.11.130 (Oct 18, 2014)

  • Added the basic support of containers and physical drives encrypted with TrueCrypt.
  • Added a free version (Cryptic Disk Free) that includes all of the key features of Cryptic Disk 3 Home Edition. Home Edition is no longer available. Owners of Cryptic Disk 3 Home Edition licenses can upgrade to Cryptic Disk Professional with an additional discount.
  • All extra features of Cryptic Disk 3 Ultimate Edition are included in Cryptic Disk Professional. Ultimate Edition is no longer available. Ultimate Edition licenses are compatible with Cryptic Disk Professional.
  • The demo version of Cryptic Disk Professional has only one limitation now: a free 30-day trial period. During this period, all program features are available without limitations. After the expiry of this period, the program will continue to work, but all encrypted data will be available in the read-only mode.
  • The program will no longer memorize the path to previously selected files or folders.
  • "Tips of the day" have been removed.
  • The program no longer shows an error message when it fails to change access parameters for an encrypted volume.
  • Fixed a bug that occurred when trying to switch to the Italian version.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 3.2.51.710 (Jan 21, 2014)

  • Increased the speed of lossless encryption of physical drive volumes
  • When creating a new encrypted container on volumes with the NTFS file system, the container file was previously filled with zeros, which resulted in the long creation of large containers. From now on, the program will disable the filling of newly created files with zeros (requires the program to be launched with admin rights)
  • Fixed the support of physical drives with 4 kb sectors

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 3.2.47.697 (Jan 9, 2014)

  • Lots of minor changes and improvements.
  • Fixed a bug that made the program report an incorrect password in certain cases.
  • Fixed a bug that resulted in a missing partition table on a newly created partition during disk encryption.
  • Improved the support of the SHA3 standard.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 3.1.41.665 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Dynamic disks under Windows Vista and later Windows operating systems are now supported.
  • The application now displays the system names of reserved partitions on GPT disks.
  • The application now memorizes the minimized groups and disks and keeps them minimized when the application is restarted or the drive list is refreshed.
  • Disk partitions can now be minimized or maximized with a single click on the "plus" or "minus" icons.
  • Hidden encrypted disk mounting issues have been fixed (the application used to report insufficient resources).
  • Issues related to the error message shown when the application could not access an encrypted disk have been fixed (the application used to report insufficient resources).
  • Issues related to the display of disk names when the application was run without administrator rights have been fixed.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 3.1.40.656 (Aug 12, 2013)

  • Reduced the update time of the list of physical disks.
  • A warning is shown if the encrypted container file is being used by another application during mount.
  • A lot of minor fixes and enhancements.
  • Fixed a bug due to which the names and types of physical disks were displayed incorrectly in some situations.
  • Corrected the description of the reason of unsuccessful mount.
  • Fixed a bug in the driver that could lead to the system kernel failure.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 3.1.38.638 (Aug 12, 2013)

  • Improved compatibility with Windows XP.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 3.1.37.634 (May 24, 2013)

  • Added support for hardware-accelerated encryption of AES algorithms
  • Added support for the new function of key derivation, which is based on the algorithm SHA3 (512 bits)
  • Program's algorithms are optimized: now it consumes less of processor time, and the interface became more responsive
  • Installation of the driver software on 64-bit systems is fixed
  • A bug in the driver encryption, which could in some cases lead to a system crash, is fixed
  • There are a lot of minor fixes and improvements

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 3.0.29.569 (Oct 2, 2010)

  • The following error has been corrected: in Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server operating systems, any encrypted container just mounted would immediately unmount.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 3.0.28.563 (Sep 23, 2010)

  • The encrypted container creation wizard now uses the default path as the value of the file path input field.
  • The default container size in the encrypted container creation wizard has been increased to 20 MB.
  • If the program cannot complete the formatting of an encrypted volume or container, it displays a notification with a description of the problem. For instance, when an encrypted container is created, the program will not be able to format it if it was started with lower privileges.
  • Improved UAC (User Account Control) support. When an action requiring higher privileges is executed, the program automatically restarts with higher privileges and opens a window corresponding to the selected action.
  • Added the OFN_DONTADDTORECENT flag to all file selection dialogs that prevents the system from remembering the paths specified by the user.
  • Added the Hungarian localization.
  • Fixed the Russian localization.
  • Added a content tree to the program manual.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the program to freeze or crash when mounting or using encrypted volumes on multi-processor (or multicore) platforms.
  • The “Tip of the day” window is not shown automatically when the program is launched with command line parameters.
  • Double-clicking the “Unmount” button on the toolbar could cause the program to freeze if the encrypted volume was being used by other programs at that moment.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 3.0.27.543 (Aug 24, 2010)

  • New features:
  • The interface of the program has been completely redesigned.
  • The algorithms used for protecting data on encrypted disks, have been heavily modified, which enabled us to drastically improve the data protection aspect of the program.
  • Added an ability to encrypt disks without losing any information – all the information stored on the disk is encrypted.
  • Added an ability to create virtual encrypted disks based on file containers mounted as physical drives.
  • By default, encrypted disks have no signatures that can help determine that these disks were created by Cryptic Disk.
  • Added an ability to mount encrypted disks to empty folders on NTFS volumes.
  • To gain access to encrypted disks, users can now use passwords and key files.
  • The installer now has a new "Extract" mode that enables users to extract all program files for portable use (launching without installation).
  • The program can automatically play sounds files, launch programs or scripts (CMD Shell, Windows Scripts, PowerShell) upon mounting or unmounting of encrypted disks.
  • Added an ability to create hidden encrypted disks inside existing encrypted disks. The program supports several nesting levels for hidden encrypted disks: a hidden disk can be created as deep as three levels down.
  • When working with encrypted disks on multi-processor and multi-core platforms, the program driver uses all available cores for encryption, which gives a solid boost to the speed of encryption and decryption operations.
  • In addition to the AES (Rijndael) algorithms, the program now supports Serpent, Twofish, Blowfish and CAST6.
  • Added support of cascade encryption using several encryption algorithms. Users can now select the algorithms and their sequence. This capability makes it possible to increase the length of the encryption key to 2944 bits and dramatically improve the quality of data protection.
  • The new version of the program features a security mechanism against brute force attacks compliant with the PKCS #5 v2.0 specification. The user can select the algorithms used for obtaining the header encryption key: HMAC-SHA-512, HMAC-RIPEMD-256 or HMAC-Whirlpool.
  • The "CBC" data encryption mode has been replaced with "XTS", which was developed specifically for encrypting data on storage devices and drives all different types.
  • Added a virtual keyboard for protecting passwords from being intercepted by key loggers.
  • Improved support of dynamic volumes (software RAID arrays).
  • When unmounting an encrypted disk used by other programs, Cryptic Disk shows a corresponding notification with a list of these programs.
  • When mounting and unmounting encrypted disks, corresponding notifications are shown in the system panel.
  • You can now define individual hotkeys to each encrypted disk for its quick mounting and unmounting.
  • A backup copy of the drive’s header is stored at the end of each encrypted disk (can be used if the main header block at the beginning of the disk is damaged).
  • A new disk header import/export function has been implemented instead of the old encryption key export/import function (to/from a file).
  • Added full UAC ("User Account Control") support for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  • Added a window with program usage tips.
  • Added a possibility to manually and automatically check for program updates on the program server.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that occurred in the function responsible for automatically restoring the general access settings when mounting an encrypted disk.
  • Fixed the bug that caused problems in the work of the system screensaver.
  • Fixed a bug with the automatic start of the program when users were logging in with UAC ("User Account Control") enabled in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  • The program no longer allows managing a database of users and their permissions. You can now use standard OS functions for this purpose.
  • The "Automatic mounting" feature is no longer supported. Instead, users can configure individual hotkey combinations for each encrypted disk.
  • Encrypted disks created by older versions of the program (Cryptic Disk 2.x) are no longer supported (due to the changes in the structure of encrypted disks and protection algorithms in the new version).
  • Disk encryption without the encryption of its partition table is not supported to exclude the possibility of its being damaged by the operating system. The program suggests creating a partition on such disks.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 2.8.5 (Nov 25, 2009)

  • The encryption driver of Cryptic Disk now has a digital signature, which enables creating encrypted disks in all the 64-bit operating systems (Windows Vista, 2008 Server and Windows 7).

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 2.8.0 (Jul 9, 2009)

  • The encryption driver of Cryptic Disk now has a digital signature, which enables creating encrypted disks in all the 64-bit operating systems (Windows Vista, 2008 Server and Windows 7).

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 2.7.0 (Mar 3, 2009)

  • The Exlade company has released a new version of the Cryptic Disk program – Cryptic Disk 2.7 – designed for safe encryption of data on computers. The new version has an increased reliability of working with encrypted disks, expanded functional for a user’s convenience and support of all the 64-bit operating systems.
  • The encryption driver of Cryptic Disk now has a digital signature, which enables creating encrypted disks in all the 64-bit operating systems (Windows Vista, 2008 Server and Windows 7).
  • With the current version Cryptic Disk allows mounting encrypted disks immediately after their creation, without having to reboot the operating system or reconnect the device. Also, the feature of saving and recovery of a shared resources list of encrypted disks has been improved.
  • Upon a computer shutdown or reboot, the Cryptic Disk application is now the last to end its work. This ensures correct finishing of the work of all other third-party applications using the data on the encrypted disk. This helps to avoid mistakes and loss of important information, as well as enhances the reliability of the system operation as a whole.
  • Cryptic Disk – is a universal solution for securing the data stored on a computer from an unauthorized access. The program uses transparent encryption algorithm and has its own multi-user access system.
  • The key features of Cryptic Disk 2.7:
  • Support of 64-bit systems and Microsoft® Windows® Vista® OS.
  • Encryption of partitions or entire disks (such as USB-storage, hard drive, etc.).
  • Encrypted disks and partitions can be converted back into regular ones at any time.
  • Automatic, user-transparent data encryption ("on-the-fly" encryption).
  • Encryption algorithm: AES with the key length of 256 bit and the CBC encryption mode.
  • Support of a multi-user system with the distribution of different access rights for encrypted disks.
  • Access to encrypted disks through the local network. The access rights thereto are set only once and are saved for future connections.
  • Possibility to use the program without prior installation.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 2.3.1 (Sep 14, 2006)

  • The program can be run without prior installation

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 2.3.0.0 (Aug 13, 2006)

  • Cryptic Disk now runs on Windows XP x64 Edition (64-bit) and Windows Server 2003 x64. Detected bugs have been fixed.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 2.2 (Jul 12, 2006)

  • Command line supports has been added.
  • The program can be run without prior installation.
  • Detected bugs have been fixed.

New in Exlade Cryptic Disk 2.1.6 (Jun 20, 2006)

  • Detected bugs have been fixed.
  • The interface is improved.