VeraCrypt Must Not Sleep #1645
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Hello,
First of all, thank you to everyone who has contributed to VeraCrypt. This project is one of the last strongholds of digital privacy, relied upon by people whose freedom, safety, and private lives may genuinely depend on it. Building and maintaining such software requires rare expertise and an extraordinary level of commitment.
Yet today, VeraCrypt feels fragile. Development appears slow, documentation is increasingly confusing, and critical features seem frozen in time. Hidden OS and plausible deniability are more relevant than ever in a world of growing coercion, and yet one cannot even clearly tell whether Hidden OS is still supported or secure on modern GPT/UEFI systems. This uncertainty alone is a security problem.
The reality is simple and uncomfortable: software of this importance cannot survive on volunteer time alone. It is not a side project, it is not second-rate software, and it should not be treated as such. Without funding, bugs accumulate, documentation lags behind reality, contributors burn out, and users are left guessing whether the guarantees they rely on still hold.
If VeraCrypt is to remain the reference it deserves to be, something must change. A sustainable model is needed. Free for individuals, paid plans for companies. Enterprise support, audits, and professional services. A modern, credible website. Clear and maintained documentation. A small but dedicated paid team to ensure continuous development, compatibility with modern firmware, and real momentum.
This is not about commercializing privacy, it is about protecting it. VeraCrypt is trusted precisely because it is serious, transparent, and open source. Giving it the means to live and grow is not a betrayal of its values, it is the only way to preserve them.
I hope this message can help awaken discussion, energy, and ambition within the community, and invite Idrassi and contributors to reflect on the long-term future of a tool that is simply too important to slowly fade.
Thank you again to everyone who has carried this project so far. @idrassi