Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers • Hacker News Board

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by teruakohatu » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC

zx2c4 wrote: post #39

This is the same problem I'm currently facing with WireGuard. No warning at all, no notification. One day I sign in to publish an update, and yikes, account suspended. Currently undergoing some sort of 60 days appeals process, but who knows. That's kind of crazy: what if there were some critical RCE in WireGuard, being exploited in the wild, and I needed to update users immediately? (That's just hypothetical; don't f…

I am astounded that the maintainer and inventor of Wireguard is in this position.

Microsoft even supports Wireguard in Azure Kubernetes Service.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by tomgag » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC

Sorry to hear about this turn of events, but it was pretty much to be expected given the way the world is turning, and Microsoft being Microsoft.

Switch to Linux if you can, and come give Shufflecake a try ;)

https://shufflecake.net/

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by onehair » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC

zx2c4 wrote: post #39

This is the same problem I'm currently facing with WireGuard. No warning at all, no notification. One day I sign in to publish an update, and yikes, account suspended. Currently undergoing some sort of 60 days appeals process, but who knows. That's kind of crazy: what if there were some critical RCE in WireGuard, being exploited in the wild, and I needed to update users immediately? (That's just hypothetical; don't f…

Now this is even more alarming! Wireguard's creator has their Microsoft account suspended...

Microsoft doesn't want to allow software that would allow the user to shield themselves, either by totally encrypting a drive, or by encrypting their network traffic!

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by 8cvor6j844qw_d6 » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC

Seeing this kind of friction makes me more confident in VeraCrypt. The tools that never seem to run into trouble with platform gatekeepers are the ones I'd worry about.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by bilekas » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

And yet another example of companies turning actively hostile against their users.

The burden of usage/access is now solely on the customers and the feeling is that regular customers are just a nuisance to be ignored.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by HauntingPin » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC

Strom wrote: post #37

Gareth321 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We can still install, right? It just comes up with a scary warning. Still not great but at least we aren't locked out.

You can, but it's more than a warning. VeraCrypt has a signed kernel driver, which has higher requirements. You'll need to boot into a special Windows mode and disable Driver Signature Enforcement.

Afaict, you can't disable driver signature enforcement permanently without disabling secure boot.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by gib444 » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC

zx2c4 wrote: post #39

This is the same problem I'm currently facing with WireGuard. No warning at all, no notification. One day I sign in to publish an update, and yikes, account suspended. Currently undergoing some sort of 60 days appeals process, but who knows. That's kind of crazy: what if there were some critical RCE in WireGuard, being exploited in the wild, and I needed to update users immediately? (That's just hypothetical; don't f…

Y'all need to form an alliance or something, get some press coverage (wireguard, veracrypt, libreoffice)

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by SeanDav » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC

ninjagoo wrote: post #10

Looks like Linux and some of the BSDs are the only remaining truly open OSes.

Except compulsory age verification in Linux is now becoming a real threat. Some Linux distros are actively against this but many are not seemingly interested in fighting it: CachyOS, Ubuntu, Fedora and others.

Age Verification is the thin end of a much bigger wedge in "open" OS's

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by tvbusy » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC

ErroneousBosh wrote: post #3

Jesus, sourceforge is still on the go?

I understand that most people want to move to other more modern tools, it's up to you. However, what baffled me is why the author's choice not to move is a problem? Did we pay them to move and they did not move as promised? Was there some crowd funding to move that was not fulfilled?

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by reddalo » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC

shelled wrote: post #24

I am somewhat also concerned that this software was still being distributed on SourceForge.

Yes, I stopped using SourceForge after they started tampering with installers to put adware inside of them.

It's a bit worrying that a sensitive app such as VeraCrypt is still distributed there.