Unguidedone
July 22nd, 2021, 11:18 AM
ok lets just point out i understand how powerful aes-256 is: its unbreakable... with 3x symmetric crypto algorithms in a cascade it provides stupid amounts of security. im totally aware of this fact, if a single byte of off of my keyfiles (i have copies) and a single bit of my password is off come hell or high water or the universe cooling that drive will not be decrypted ever.....
I have used truecrypt for the better part of 10 years and never had this issue before. I fear the data is cryptoshredded aka really really gone.
so here is the trouble:
i wrote a 8 tb veracrypt volume its a seagate external desktop drive. Uses it for years works fine its reliable no issues. In the process of security upgrades of upgrading my system from truecrypt into veracrypt.
make a veracrypt full disk image(temp storage): done
mount truecrypt and copy files to temp storage in veracrypt: done
deleted truecrypt volume and written over with veracrypt volume: done
unmounted disk and remounted disk to validate the password works / keyfiles work: success
copied files from veracrypt temp to seagate veracrypt: done
unmounted disk and remounted disk to validate the password works / keyfiles work: success
moved files from temp storage into new veracrypt full disk image: done
unmounted veracrypt image and tested if i could remount: failure
veracrypt only sees /dev/sde while the image is written to /dev/sde1 where did it go?
Problem:
VeraCrypt volume cannot be mounted; VeraCrypt reports "Incorrect password or not a VeraCrypt volume".
Possible Cause:
The volume header may have been damaged by a third-party application or malfunctioning hardware component.
Possible Solutions:
[*=left] You can try to restore the volume header from the backup embedded in the volume by following these steps:
[*=left] Run VeraCrypt.
[*=left] Click Select Device or Select File to select your volume.
[*=left] Select Tools > Restore Volume Header (https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Program%20Menu.html#tools-restore-volume-header).
gave error was not a valid volume so i can assume this means its hardware that is failing???? the data was really slow writing but thats normal.
i triple checked password its correct / i checked hash auto detection and set to manual it was correct / i triple checked keyfiles for any issues and it was correct
to attempt to debug i tried to backup the volume headers and got the bad password or not a valid volume error. The volume is encrypted but is missing sde1 partition mounting point.
so i ruled out passwords and keyfiles it is correct. i then checked on another computer and got all identical behavior.
veracrypt cant mount what does not exist. so where did /dev/sde1 go?
to add insult to injury i was in the process of making a backup of the data.
I have used truecrypt for the better part of 10 years and never had this issue before. I fear the data is cryptoshredded aka really really gone.
so here is the trouble:
i wrote a 8 tb veracrypt volume its a seagate external desktop drive. Uses it for years works fine its reliable no issues. In the process of security upgrades of upgrading my system from truecrypt into veracrypt.
make a veracrypt full disk image(temp storage): done
mount truecrypt and copy files to temp storage in veracrypt: done
deleted truecrypt volume and written over with veracrypt volume: done
unmounted disk and remounted disk to validate the password works / keyfiles work: success
copied files from veracrypt temp to seagate veracrypt: done
unmounted disk and remounted disk to validate the password works / keyfiles work: success
moved files from temp storage into new veracrypt full disk image: done
unmounted veracrypt image and tested if i could remount: failure
veracrypt only sees /dev/sde while the image is written to /dev/sde1 where did it go?
Problem:
VeraCrypt volume cannot be mounted; VeraCrypt reports "Incorrect password or not a VeraCrypt volume".
Possible Cause:
The volume header may have been damaged by a third-party application or malfunctioning hardware component.
Possible Solutions:
[*=left] You can try to restore the volume header from the backup embedded in the volume by following these steps:
[*=left] Run VeraCrypt.
[*=left] Click Select Device or Select File to select your volume.
[*=left] Select Tools > Restore Volume Header (https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Program%20Menu.html#tools-restore-volume-header).
gave error was not a valid volume so i can assume this means its hardware that is failing???? the data was really slow writing but thats normal.
i triple checked password its correct / i checked hash auto detection and set to manual it was correct / i triple checked keyfiles for any issues and it was correct
to attempt to debug i tried to backup the volume headers and got the bad password or not a valid volume error. The volume is encrypted but is missing sde1 partition mounting point.
so i ruled out passwords and keyfiles it is correct. i then checked on another computer and got all identical behavior.
veracrypt cant mount what does not exist. so where did /dev/sde1 go?
to add insult to injury i was in the process of making a backup of the data.