FinalCrypt Changelog

What's new in FinalCrypt 6.8.0

May 12, 2021
  • Added "Non MAC Mode" to "Auto Key Mode" for pro's
  • "Non MAC Mode" already worked in "Manual Key Mode"
  • "Non MAC Mode" only available on the command line
  • "Non MAC Mode" is only meant for security experts
  • Added the following "--print" commandline options: "--print-horizontal", "--print-vertical" (default)
  • Fix "Non Mac Mode" key size disregarding MAC size
  • This update makes it impossible to distinct between Non MAC encrypted files and corresponding key files

New in FinalCrypt 6.7.4 (Feb 10, 2021)

  • FinalCrypt uses unbreakable One Time Pad File Encryption designed to withstand the most serious Brute-force and Spyware attacks. The graphical user-interface with logging and command-line interface combines maximum ease of use and professional automation of encryption and reporting
  • The built-in automatic One Time Pad key generator allows usage whithout the hassle of manual key creation where users no longer need to be security experts to use it
  • The FinalCrypt key generator well exceeds the FIPS 140-2 & RFC1750 key quality standards making OTP Encryption unbreakable
  • Capitalism and Big Tech found a new billionsindustry by spying on us from our privately owned Internet-connected devices. Disk Encryption offers no protection from Spyware after you unlock your drive, which is where only FinalCrypt's unbreakable file encryption can protect you from spyware
  • Besides FinalCrypt One Time Pad Encryption isn't publicly available because governments use it them selves when maximum security is required, which comes at a relatively high price requiring a unique equally sized key file for every encrypted file

New in FinalCrypt 6.7.3 (Feb 5, 2021)

  • Set orange alert-status on reuse-keys activation.
  • This alert-status discourages non-experts users!

New in FinalCrypt 6.7.2 (Jan 27, 2021)

  • Improved minimum window size for smaller screens

New in FinalCrypt 6.7.1 (Jan 20, 2021)

  • Implemented reusekeys on user-stopped phase

New in FinalCrypt 6.7.0 (Jan 19, 2021)

  • Added "Reuse Keys" to quickly view and reencrypt to prevent unchanged files from being backed-up Keys just won't be deleted and reused to encrypt Strictly use on files that remain 100% unchanged.
  • Reuse Keys can be found to the right of key info.
  • It's unchecked by default and made inconspicuous.
  • Reuse Keys function breaks 1 out of 4 OTP rules!
  • Only use knowing the risk and what you are doing

New in FinalCrypt 6.6.0 (Jan 3, 2021)

  • A typewriter was added to help command-line tutors
  • The typewriter prints to screen like a human types
  • We learn better when we see a moving mouse pointer
  • We also learn better by seeing typed command-lines
  • This typewriter can be used for any scripting demo
  • Please don't look away FinalCrypt needs your help
  • Please help by sharing FinalCrypt on Social Media

New in FinalCrypt 6.5.0 (Nov 14, 2020)

  • Upgraded the Java Runtime Engine to version 1.8.0-271
  • This update improves overal performance and security!
  • A portable FinalCrypt version for Apple OSX was added

New in FinalCrypt 6.4.3 (Nov 12, 2020)

  • Added nice splash image to FinalCrypt GUI startup
  • Improved Support Email Messages with Email Button
  • Updated a number of deprecated social media links

New in FinalCrypt 6.4.2 (Nov 2, 2020)

  • Improved support added to Graphical User Interface
  • Improved default browser-page opening launch speed

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.11 (Oct 22, 2020)

  • Some minor Command-Line User-Interface improvements
  • Fixed errors on non interactive --test option usage
  • Fixed Command-Line User-Interface print formatting
  • Added Version Upgrade and Update dates to this info

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.10 (Jul 14, 2020)

  • Improved displaying "Check Update" (startup) status
  • This improves user expectation on all check updates

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.9 (Jul 7, 2020)

  • Added 3 Sec HTTP Timeout to speedup HTTP(S) connect. This also improves all other HTTP Connect Responses General, Support, Update, Download or Share Webpage. This fixes FinalCrypt's unresponsiveness at startup when the webservers of the hosting are unresponsive

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.8 (Jun 20, 2020)

  • Added new backup mirror to support & check updates
  • Improved open "Download Software" pages on updates

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.7 (May 20, 2020)

  • Added option print missing keys to the Command Line
  • Synced backup website links with check update links

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.6 (Mar 21, 2020)

  • Incorporate FinalCrypt's new website about page link

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.5 (Feb 23, 2020)

  • FinalCrypt got its final Icon for Windows, Mac & Linux
  • A heavy duty metal padlock with embossed characters FC
  • Updating FinalCrypt users please take some extra steps
  • Windows: remove & add icon from task-bar to renew icon
  • Mac OSX: remove & add icon from the dock to renew icon
  • Linux: Logoff/on desktop session again to renew ico

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.4 (Feb 23, 2020)

  • Finally added a proper icon for Windows, Mac and Linux

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.3 (Feb 18, 2020)

  • Fixed browser opening platform unsupported error log
  • Cleaned up log with regards to check & open websites
  • Fixed hang on repeated clicking wikipedia hyperlinks

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.2 (Jan 14, 2020)

  • Added Open FileManager with FinalCrypt "Logs" dir
  • Fixed un-responding "Click to list invalid files"
  • Added translation for several list files ToolTips

New in FinalCrypt 6.3.1 (Dec 29, 2019)

  • Added file-changes detection skipping to next file. If the selected files changed by any other process then it will be detected and skip to the next file. With the new Print Command this update is critical

New in FinalCrypt 6.2.0 (Dec 24, 2019)

  • FinalCrypt now supports 65 languages based on ISO639
  • Improved language selection with keyboard navigation
  • Cleaner User Interface with 2 Multi-Function Buttons
  • Fixed FinalCrypt not Exiting on closing application

New in FinalCrypt 6.1.1 (Dec 13, 2019)

  • Translation keys are now Google Translate Safe
  • Manual translation corrections of 20 languages
  • Add/correct language? Download, Edit & Mail me
  • Languages files can be found in the sourcecode
  • Languages files can be edited with Netbeans.org
  • Location in the sourcecode: (src/rdj/language)
  • Sourcecode click [Support] [Home] [SourceCode]

New in FinalCrypt 6.1.0 (Dec 12, 2019)

  • Graphical user-interface restyled & simplified
  • The user-interface now only shows relevant info
  • Less destraction and more focus to what you do
  • Language corrections & updates of 45 languages
  • Removed duo latin lines on non latin languages
  • Languages files can be found in the sourcecode
  • Languages files can be edited with Netbeans.org
  • Location in the sourcecode: (src/rdj/language)
  • Sourcecode click [Support] [Home] [SourceCode]

New in FinalCrypt 6.0.1 (Dec 9, 2019)

  • Fixed startup intro and welcome display order
  • Fixed bug crashing on enabled audio at startup
  • Fixed large Chinese user-guidance startup text
  • Fixed Support Window glyphs in Farsi Language
  • Improved internationalization GUI realignments

New in FinalCrypt 6.0.0 (Dec 9, 2019)

  • Arabic,Bulgarian,Chinese,Croatian,Czech,Dutch,English,Esperanto,Farsi,French,German,Greek,Hindi,Hungarian,Icelandic,Indonesian,Italian,Kazakh,Latvian,Malaysian,Maltees,Norwegian,Polish,Portugese,Romanian,Russian,Serbian,Spanish,Swedish,Thai,Turkish,Ukrainian
  • Improved User Interface with better overview
  • Improved file manager behavior & presentation
  • Improved UserGuidance, Display & Button Layou

New in FinalCrypt 5.6.9 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Fixed bug that created oversized manual OTP keys
  • Please see releasenotes of changelog on update 8
  • Major performance increase of 700% on encryption

New in FinalCrypt 5.6.6 (Nov 25, 2019)

  • Support Window now closes on Home / Share button click
  • No longer printing keypaths on statusbar creating keys

New in FinalCrypt 5.6.5 (Nov 24, 2019)

  • Fixed Brute Force Dict-Size, Heap-Mem & Performance
  • This update provides:
  • Out of heapmem bugfix using a large dictionary file
  • Buffered loading of limitless sized dictionary file
  • Better Multitasking with sliced up dictionary files

New in FinalCrypt 5.6.4 (Nov 19, 2019)

  • Update fixed the 1st 70 bytes Crib Drag Vulnerability
  • Disabled all 0 to 255 byte value inversion of keydata
  • Removed Glow & Bloom effects for better GUI response
  • Please decrypt en re-encrypt for 100% OTP compliance

New in FinalCrypt 5.6.3 (Nov 19, 2019)

  • Brute Force password dictionary testing 10 x faster
  • Previously: 950 pass/sec. Currently: 9950 pass/sec

New in FinalCrypt 5.6.2 (Nov 19, 2019)

  • Cleaned up action-buttons to improve usage clarity

New in FinalCrypt 5.6.1 (Sep 30, 2019)

  • Improved Brute Force CLUI Validation and Statistics

New in FinalCrypt 5.5.0 (Aug 27, 2019)

  • Improved startup and timing graphical user interface
  • More robust Check Update process with new HTTPClient
  • Added human readable filesizes for files in the log
  • Replaced finishing duration from seconds to a clock
  • Fixed incorrect Key Type Image display on selection
  • Fixed incorrect Total Time Clock on short Encryption
  • Added more runtime environment info to header in log
  • Added logging Scan Results on Command Line Interface

New in FinalCrypt 5.1.1 (Jul 26, 2019)

  • New Audio System for better (audio) stability
  • Update is tested & supported on Free/GhostBSD

New in FinalCrypt 5.1.0 (Jul 17, 2019)

  • Added manual create key discouragement dialog
  • Fixed incorrect printing of "Create Key" path
  • "Create Key" path only prints on user request

New in FinalCrypt 5.0.2 (Jun 28, 2019)

  • Fixed major Auto-Key I/O Buffer Performance Issue

New in FinalCrypt 5.0.1 (Jun 28, 2019)

  • Added Pause & Stop during Auto-Key Creation

New in FinalCrypt 5.0.0 (Jun 27, 2019)

  • GAME-CHANGING One-Time Pad "Auto Key Mode"
  • Also added many user-interface improvements

New in FinalCrypt 4.8.0 (Jun 7, 2019)

  • Major Upgrade Java8-u212 security & stability updates
  • Please UN-Install FinalCrypt before installing v4.8.0
  • The FinalCrypt Windows Portable upgraded to Java8-u201
  • Right click FinalCrypt WinStartMenu remove FinalCrypt
  • Nearly doubled the "Create Key" Write Throughput Perf
  • Bugfix refreshing directories in both file managers
  • Improved auto resize Info & Dialog Alert Windows

New in FinalCrypt 4.7.1 (May 29, 2019)

  • Added: Click Share on Social Media to Entitle for Free Support.

New in FinalCrypt 4.7.0 (May 14, 2019)

  • Autoscaled password font-size. Quick user-reenabled animations.

New in FinalCrypt 4.6.0 (May 9, 2019)

  • Added show / mask password checkbox. Improved mouse-focus password field.
  • More clear instructions on password usage. Removed parallel Voice Guidance / Speech.

New in FinalCrypt 4.4.3 (May 7, 2019)

  • Improved sound stability enclosing sound-player in Thread

New in FinalCrypt 4.4.2 (May 7, 2019)

  • Added extra filemanager autoresize columns detailsview.

New in FinalCrypt 4.4.1 (May 6, 2019)

  • Fixed additional filemanager autoresize columns issues.

New in FinalCrypt 4.3.1 (Apr 28, 2019)

  • Performance of encryption increased 2-10%. More extensive check update release notes. Removed indent release notes Version line

New in FinalCrypt 4.3.0 (Apr 26, 2019)

  • Added improved check update release notes. Informing about Version, Upgrade and Update

New in FinalCrypt 4.2.1 (Apr 24, 2019)

  • BugFix hang on scanning bug

New in FinalCrypt 4.1.2 (Apr 12, 2019)

  • Fixed openwebsite crash-bug at startup. Fixed systemmonitor led meter location
  • Fixed bug causing crash when user clicked website-button during early startup

New in FinalCrypt 4.1.0 (Apr 6, 2019)

  • As requested: Voice Guidance & Sounds User Muted. Click the new icons in the user guidance display

New in FinalCrypt 4.0.3 (Mar 28, 2019)

  • Hybrid audio system bypassing libc6 -> libdl.so.2 bug preventing unpredictable startup crashes on Linux.

New in FinalCrypt 4.0.2 (Mar 27, 2019)

  • Added sound and voice mixing and priority control for better audio experience

New in FinalCrypt 4.0 (Mar 26, 2019)

  • Added an astonishing Star Trek Sound Scheme. And amazing futuristic Verbal User Guidance

New in FinalCrypt 3.6.2 (Mar 18, 2019)

  • Downloads from available hosting location. FinalCrypt now 100% multi hosting location

New in FinalCrypt 3.6.1 (Mar 17, 2019)

  • CheckUpdate from available hosting location. OpenWebsite from available hosting location

New in FinalCrypt 3.6.0 (Mar 16, 2019)

  • Moved FinalCrypt to a new hosting location. Improved Check_Update being more resilient

New in FinalCrypt 3.5.2 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • Improved Check Update Online Function. Slightly increased fontsize for files

New in FinalCrypt 3.5.1 (Mar 9, 2019)

  • Fixed short GUI freeze putting CheckUpdate into the background

New in FinalCrypt 3.5.0 (Mar 9, 2019)

  • Added System Monitor startup Testing. Added Dynamic I/O Throughput Ceiling

New in FinalCrypt 3.4.1 (Mar 7, 2019)

  • Fixed Total Elapsed & Remaining-Time Clocks. Fixed the FileChooser refresh directory bug

New in FinalCrypt 3.4.0 (Mar 7, 2019)

  • Added I/O throughput stats for all WRITE channels. Fixed NON-MAC Mode fileselection bugs (GUI & CLI)

New in FinalCrypt 3.3.2 (Mar 5, 2019)

  • Corrected throughput calculations and improved cosmetics

New in FinalCrypt 3.3.1 (Mar 5, 2019)

  • Removed a heavily logging memory logarea print statement

New in FinalCrypt 3.3.0 (Mar 4, 2019)

  • Replaced the Process Usage Indicator with. Led Level Meters for CPU, Mem & I/O Usage

New in FinalCrypt 3.2.2 (Mar 3, 2019)

  • Guide Users Attention to User Action. User Guidance Arrows softly flashing

New in FinalCrypt 3.2.1 (Feb 28, 2019)

  • Minor cosmetic update

New in FinalCrypt 3.2.0 (Feb 28, 2019)

  • A new Beautiful Look & Feel. Safe and Smooth Transitions

New in FinalCrypt 3.1.0 (Feb 27, 2019)

  • Build JRE8-u201 & Better Fonts. Please remove FinalCrypt first

New in FinalCrypt 3.0.2 (Feb 26, 2019)

  • Quantum Computer Resistant File Encryption
  • A New Modern Design - Easy User Guidance

New in FinalCrypt 3.0.1 (Feb 26, 2019)

  • New Interface & User Guidance. Improved layout & performance

New in FinalCrypt 3.0.0 (Feb 22, 2019)

  • An Appealing Modern Design. Easy & Clear User Guidance

New in FinalCrypt 2.9.5 (Feb 20, 2019)

  • Password usage more intuitive and visible. Command line: Add --print & --no-key-size

New in FinalCrypt 2.9.3 (Feb 18, 2019)

  • Fixed Create Keyfile from Command Line Interface. No cmd-line checksum logs on --dry opt

New in FinalCrypt 2.9.2 (Feb 9, 2019)

  • Improved Cmd-Line logging & param validation. Added right-click copy checksum to clipboard

New in FinalCrypt 2.9.1 (Feb 2, 2019)

  • Command Line Interrupt Signal Handler. Delete unfinished file on termination. Switched to SHA-256 Hashing Checksums

New in FinalCrypt 2.9.0 (Jan 23, 2019)

  • Added Key + Password Encryption. Added SHA-1 Checksum logentries

New in FinalCrypt 1.9.0 (Mar 14, 2018)

  • Added Cipher Authentication to FinalCrypt aborting decryption when wrong cipher is used.
  • This function is of major importance, as it prevents files from becoming double encrypted when users selected wrong cipher to decrypt.
  • Double encryption with wrong cipher (decrypt attempt) is now a thing of the past.
  • This is why I went to a major upgrade.

New in FinalCrypt 1.6.2 (Jan 24, 2018)

  • Set logTextArea to fontsize 12
  • Excluded files with 0 byte size from inputlist
  • Excluded symbolic link files from inputlist
  • Added --gpt "Print GUID Partition Table" to Command Line User Interface
  • Fixed small statusfield growth issue

New in FinalCrypt 1.6.1 (Jan 23, 2018)

  • Line breaking during processing catches
  • Clear Log TextArea every 1000 writes for better performance
  • Added Raw Cipher support to Command Line User Interface
  • Fixed pauze & stop buttons in new Statemachine
  • Fixed CLUI relative paths bug in absolute paths

New in FinalCrypt 1.6.0 (Jan 22, 2018)

  • Additional info: Adding Raw Cipher Device Cloning on Linux and Apple
  • Added Raw Cipher Device randomizing, including gap at end of partitions
  • Added Raw Cipher Device Support including GPT Tooling
  • Added a small language improvement on reporting totals
  • Changed README.md for a better explanation and motivation of FinalCrypt
  • Synchroniously encrypting & shredding files for guaranteed data consistency

New in FinalCrypt 1.5.2 (Dec 28, 2017)

  • No dir scan without cipher (better performance)
  • Fixed filechooser focus conflict bug under OSX
  • Additional binary OSX release

New in FinalCrypt 1.5.1 (Dec 22, 2017)

  • Undo file-rename after file-open action
  • Disabled focusable ability on all widgets
  • Reset to "All-Files" filefilter after encryption

New in FinalCrypt 1.5.0 (Dec 20, 2017)

  • Added extended throughput statistics
  • Added Secure Delete (Shredding original files after encryption)

New in FinalCrypt 1.3.1 (Dec 13, 2017)

  • Pause, Stop Encryption process and improved manual check update function