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VeraCrypt

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VeraCrypt

Summary

VeraCrypt is a free and open-source software[1]. VeraCrypt has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • VeraCrypt's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[3].
  • VeraCrypt's instance of is recorded as disk encryption software[4].
  • VeraCrypt's based on is recorded as TrueCrypt[5].
  • VeraCrypt followed TrueCrypt[6].
  • VeraCrypt's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[7].
  • VeraCrypt's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[8].
  • VeraCrypt's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • VeraCrypt's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[10].
  • VeraCrypt's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • VeraCrypt's operating system is recorded as macOS[12].
  • VeraCrypt's operating system is recorded as Linux[13].
  • VeraCrypt's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[14].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.15[15].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16[16].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.17[17].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.18[18].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.19[19].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.20[20].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.21[21].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.22[22].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.23[23].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.24[24].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.24-Update2[25].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.24-Update4[26].
  • VeraCrypt's software version identifier is recorded as 1.24-Update6[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include free and open-source software[3] and disk encryption software[4].

Origins

June 22, 2013 marks the founding of VeraCrypt[28].

Why It Matters

VeraCrypt has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . veracrypt.codeplex.com. Retrieved . veracrypt.codeplex.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . veracrypt.codeplex.com. veracrypt.codeplex.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . veracrypt.codeplex.com. veracrypt.codeplex.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . veracrypt.codeplex.com. veracrypt.codeplex.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . veracrypt.codeplex.com. veracrypt.codeplex.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . veracrypt.codeplex.com. veracrypt.codeplex.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . veracrypt.fr. veracrypt.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . veracrypt.fr. veracrypt.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . veracrypt.fr. veracrypt.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . veracrypt.fr. veracrypt.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . veracrypt.fr. veracrypt.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · ~2026-36350-39 · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.15, 1.16, 1.17 +33
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.26.29"
  2. 16w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alternativeto software id → veracrypt
    Follows → TrueCrypt
    Country of origin → France
    Image → VeraCrypt screenshot.png
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-rank:1||1 */ [[Property:P1324]]: https://github.com/VeraCrypt, remove unnecessary use of preferred rank #msynbotTask13"
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