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Technical Details

• Notation
  
  
• Encryption Scheme
  
  
• Modes of Operation
  
  
• Header Key Derivation, Salt, and Iteration Count
  
  
• Random Number Generator
  
  
• Keyfiles
  
  
• TrueCrypt Volume Format Specification
  
  
• Compliance with Standards and Specifications
  
  
• Source Code
  
  

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