V2021.7z ⇒ | PLUS |

: The encryption strength for 7z archives was increased by expanding the random initialization vector (IV) from 64-bit to 128-bit.

: Improved compression speed for large archives by increasing the default number of LZMA2 chunks per solid block. CTF & Forensic Context v2021.7z

: A major milestone in mid-2021 was the official release of 7-Zip for Linux and macOS, replacing the older, third-party p7zip port which had become obsolete. : The encryption strength for 7z archives was

: Using the command line tool: 7z x v2021.7z -p[PASSWORD] . replacing the older