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docs: clarify Argon2id and BLAKE2b-512 KDF usage

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Document BLAKE2b-512 and Argon2id usage in the HTML/CHM user guide and Russian/Chinese translations. Clarify Argon2id's non-system scope, PBKDF2-HMAC system encryption behavior, PIM parameters, and regenerate the CHM files.
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Mounir IDRASSI
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<h3>Available Algorithms in VeraCrypt</h3>
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<strong><a href="Argon2id.html" style="color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none">Argon2id</a>:</strong> A modern, memory-hard KDF (based on BLAKE2b internally). Recommended for new volumes. No separate hash selection is required.
<strong><a href="Argon2id.html" style="color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none">Argon2id</a>:</strong> A modern, memory-hard KDF (based on <a href="BLAKE2b-512.html" style="color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none">BLAKE2b-512</a> internally). Recommended for new non-system volumes. No separate hash selection is required.
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<li style="text-align:left; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px">
<strong><a href="pbkdf2.html" style="color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none">PBKDF2-HMAC</a>:</strong> A widely deployed KDF that uses HMAC with a selectable hash function. Supported HMAC hashes in VeraCrypt: