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A logical volume encryption feature included with specific versions of Microsoft Windows Vista and later.

BitLocker is a logical volume encryption feature included with specific versions of Microsoft Windows Vista and later.

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Non-obvious Mitigations for This DMA-Attack Demonstrated by F-Secure

Are there any non-obvious mitigations for the big DMA-attack revealed last year and demonstrated in this video by F-Secure? We know that Microsoft has published some material pertaining to DMA-attacks, but, from my reading of Microsoft's article, it…
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How does Windows use the TPM for BitLocker encryption without an attacker being able to do the same?

How does Windows use the TPM for BitLocker encryption without an attacker being able to do the same? From this FAQ, I understand that BitLocker uses the following keys to encrypt the hard-drive: Full volume encryption key (used to encrypt raw…
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Microsoft Bitlocker Decryption interrupted. Cannot decrypt again

I've locked on of my USB drive with BitLocker. When I was decrypting(removing BitLocker), my PC went off due to power cut in the halfway of decryption. Now, when I'm trying again to decrypt using password as well as decryption key, it says password…
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BitLocker To Go password strength

When using BitLocker To Go, given that removable drives are inherently offline and may have to resist such attacks, what are the best practices / recommendations for password strength?
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Backing up an encypted drive on an encrypted drive

I have searched, and have been unable to find an adequate answer to my question. My apologies as I'm sure this is a relatively elementary question for the users here. I have encrypted my Windows 10 boot drive with BitLocker. I have also encrypted…
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Where is Bitlocker encryption key stored in USB?

I have a USB that contains the Bitlocker key. When I open USB I dont see any files inside. How can I move the Bitlocker key to another USB?
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Startup PIN security considerations for BitLocker

I plan to implement Bitlocker encryption on my devices, but I wonder how to achieve the highest possible security against offline attacks. I understood the following: I can enable TPM based protection only, which ensures that the drive is encrypted…
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Encrypting my hard drive using bitlocker

I would like to encrypt my C drive using bitLocker which is the only partition on my windows 10 computer. Is it better to separate the disk into partitions, for example: a partition for the OS and another one for the data and then encrypt them…
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How does Bitlocker encrypt a drive while it is being used?

By this I mean performing file transfers, downloads etc., I haven't read anywhere of this having an effect on how Bitlocker encrypts the drive. Also, how does Bitlocker handle the constant amount of data being read and written to the drive while it…
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How can I unlock drive without the password or recovery key of Bitlocker?

Is it possible to unlock my drive without the password or recovery key of Bitlocker? If so, how? I tried Elcomsoft forensic software but I'm not able to decrypt it without using the password or recovery key.
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Recover a bitlocker encrypted hard drive

I have a laptop that died and the hard drive is encrypted with bitlocker. My company does not want to restore the drive. If I remove the drive and put it into a housing and try to read it from another company laptop that also uses bitlocker…
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How to configure TPM lockout in Bitlocker when using a PIN

I have Windows 10 (1607) and use Bitlocker with Pin protection. It is a TPM 2.0 chip. I got completely locked out of my a machine. It kept saying "Too many PIN attempts" at the Pre-Boot stage. I eventually followed the instructions here:…
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Getting my first HDD encryption

So my friend told me about this thing called disk encryption, how you can protect your data if your computer were ever to become compromised.. Now I go to a school where there are alot of bad people, who might steal my computer and I dont want them…
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Could a boot disc brute force a Bitlocker password?

Normally Bitlocker is protected by a TPM chip that prevents guessing the password millions of times per second, but could this be bypassed by using OphCrack or some other boot disc or by taking out the hard drive and extracting the password hash,…
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Why a mounted encrypted volume with bitlocker is accessible as if it weren't encrypted at all?

When we encrypt a volume with bitlocker, it takes time to encrypt the data according to the amount of the data but Once the encrypted volume is mounted the contents are transparently accessible to software running on the device as if it weren't…
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