mirrors
/
VeraCrypt
mirror of https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt.git
2
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Documentation: Add entries for newly added /protectMemory and /signalExit CLI switches

This commit is contained in:
Mounir IDRASSI 2020-01-21 18:39:29 +01:00
parent 21aeb4c5de
commit 56775af8d7
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 02C30AE90FAE4A6F
2 changed files with 14 additions and 0 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

BIN
doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm
View File

Binary file not shown.

14
doc/html/Command Line Usage.html
View File

@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ Note that turning the password cache off will not clear it (use /w to clear the
<td><em>/DisableDeviceUpdate</em>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Disables periodic internel check on devices connected to the system that is used for handling favorites identified with VolumeID and replace it with on-demande checks.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>/protectMemory</em>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Activates a mechanism that protects VeraCrypt process memory from being accessed by other non-admin processes.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>/signalExit</em>&nbsp;</td>
<td>It must be followed by a parameter specifying the name of the signal to send to unblock a waiting <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/waitfor" target="_blank">WAITFOR.EXE</a> command when VeraCrypt exists.<br>
The name of signal must be the same as the one specified to WAITFOR.EXE command (e.g."veracrypt.exe /q /v test.hc /l Z /signal SigName" followed by "waitfor.exe SigName"<br>
This switch is ignored if /q is not specified</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>VeraCrypt Format.exe (VeraCrypt Volume Creation Wizard):</h4>
@ -267,6 +277,10 @@ It has no parameters and it indicates that no message box or dialog will be disp
<td>/FastCreateFile</td>
<td>Use a faster but potentially insecure way to create file containers. This applies to both UI and command line.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>/protectMemory</em>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Activates a mechanism that protects VeraCrypt Format process memory from being accessed by other non-admin processes.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Syntax</h4>