Folks,
AES Crypt 4.6 was just released. Most of the changes in this release
are focused on improved code quality and testing, but there are a few
user-facing enhancements.
Perhaps most notably we have bumped up the default key derivation
iterations from 300,000 to 600,000. This means little to most people,
but in effect it makes it much harder for hackers to brute-force attack
a file trying to guess the password.
On Linux desktops, users will now see a progress bar while AES Crypt is
running that has a cancel button. This is a feature that was previously
only on Windows and Mac.
We also introduced support for Alpine Linux, publishing both a tgz file
and apk file.
Have a great summer!
Paul
PS: Here is a bullet-point list of enhancements in this release.
On Linux desktops, a progress meter is now shown while encrypting or
decrypting with the ability to cancel -- something previously available
on Windows and Mac
Increased key derivation iterations for better security in all platforms
(Windows, Mac, Linux/Unix)
Made it possible to pass the password / key to the command-line version
by using "-k -" when encrypting or decrypting (key generation still
allows "-k -" to be used for output during key generation)
Added additional unit test code for our nightly builds (not a
user-facing feature, but just part of our continued improvement process)
Internal changes in the command-line version to make code more readable
and better structured
Removed some code redundancy
Internal code improvements to align with C++ core guidelines and reduce
potential for bugs
