Jetico Product Release Notes: BestCrypt Container Encryption for Mac v.2

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Minimum System Requirements 

  • 10.1 MB disk space
  • Mac computer with Intel or M1


Supported Operating Systems 

BestCrypt Container Encryption for Mac supports the following operating systems, including 32-bit and 64-bit versions:

  • Mac OS X 10.9+


Product Updates 

11-February-2021 | v.2.2.7

  • Improved compatibility with M1 Apple Silicon chip

22-December-2020 | v.2.2

  • Added support for newest Macs with M1 chips.

30-October-2020 | v.2.1.18

  • Updated for compatibility with macOS Big Sur.
  • Added support for Camellia encryption algorithm.
  • Fixed issues with uninstalling Container Guard module.

25-June-2020 | v.2.1.0

  • Updated Container Guard module for compatibility with macOS Catalina 10.15.6.

7-November-2019 | v.2.0.190

  • Improved for macOS Catalina compatibility.

17-April-2019 | v.2.0.161

  • Notarized by Apple for compatibility with Gatekeeper.

19-February-2019 | v.2.0.153

  • Improved for compatibility with macOS Mojave.
  • Added support for macOS Mojave dark theme.

16-February-2018 | v.2.0.100

  • Fixed error in mounting containers at custom location on macOS High Sierra.

13-December-2017 | v.2.0.91

  • Improved handling of AES-encrypted containers for compatibility with macOS High Sierra.

05-October-2017 | v.2.0.81

  • Improved support for APFS-formatted containers.

24-May-2017 | v.2.0.62

  • Fixed error in mounting containers at custom location.

28-December-2016 | v.2.0.40

  • Fixed minor compatibility issue with macOS Sierra.

23-September-2016 | v.2.0.27

  • Added support for macOS Sierra.

20-June-2016 | v.2.0.13

  • Fixed minor bugs.

15-March-2016 | v.2.0.0 
Commercial version 2.0 of BestCrypt Container Encryption for Mac released.

  • Added ability to create containers with Keyfiles.
  • Improved compatibility with containers created on Windows, Linux and Android.
  • Added ability to perform several operations on different containers simultaneously.
  • Added new key stretching functionality, including control over iteration counter and salt randomizing.
  • Added ability to set mount point, key files, hash algorithm, iterations count, salt and encrypt header at container creation time.
  • Added support for RC6 and SERPENT encryption algorithms.
  • Added support for Whirlpool, SHA3 and SHA-512 hash algorithms.
  • Redesigned GUI: simplified mounting and sorting processes, progress bar of encryption operations.
  • Added ability to access protected containers directly from Finder.
  • Added ability to set virtual disk label when creating new or hidden containers.