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Can I rely on BitLocker to protect my files without worrying that the encryption could be easily bypassed?
breaking Bitlocker password
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Bitlocker also communicates with the Trusted Platform Module on the motherboard preventing anyone from removing it and putting the drive in a dock or another computer and reading it.
Oh, and the only way to open it up is to get the 32 character key from its computer account in active directory(if its domained).
Oh, and the only way to open it up is to get the 32 character key from its computer account in active directory(if its domained).
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Short of some sort of brute force attack that could take a lifetime to complete, I know of no means to bypass bitlocker.
While, technically, any means of encryption can be defeated, the feasibility of doing so is minimal at best.
From a user's perspective, I see no practical risk to securing their data with bitlocker (unless they forget their password and lose their recovery key at which point the data is ultimately secure and effectively gone from existence).
no longer true, people did just that 6 years ago and showed they could grab the decrypt keys from the ram.
guess the ram memory does not fully discharge for 2 or 3 minutes after they are unplugged.
and you get more time if you cool them down.
guess the ram memory does not fully discharge for 2 or 3 minutes after they are unplugged.
and you get more time if you cool them down.
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I vaguely remember that now. AS I recall, it took some fairly constrained conditions to allow it to work. Given modern memory and the low voltages (relatively) being used, I suspect this is even harder to do now.
This is an excellent discussion, BTW.
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What is your source for the above statement? I would like to see in its entire form.
Not to start an off-topic argument, but the NSA showing up on your doorstep doesn't necessarily mean anyone gives them the keys to the kingdom, so to speak.
Not to start an off-topic argument, but the NSA showing up on your doorstep doesn't necessarily mean anyone gives them the keys to the kingdom, so to speak.
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