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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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RAID + IEEE1667 + TPM + UEFI

Windows Server using a IEEE-1667 drive allows hardware based encryption on the fly. What are our options when using two disks with a RAID controller, in order to achieve redundancy and parity (T10-DIF)? Is it possible, the booting RAID controller to…
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Windows BitLocker- Is the drive Password the same as the Key used by AES to encrypt the drive?

I am using BitLocker on my Win10. I encryted my usb drive using my Windows BitLocker with a strong password. I know that Bitlocker uses AES-~256 bit key for encryption. My question what is the key and where is it. Is it the same as the password i…
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BitLocker Encrypted Hard drive without UEFI/BIOS Password set?

My laptop is encrypted with BitLocker with TPM-Only protection and Secure Boot is enabled. Since I do not have any UEFI password set to prevent changes to the UEFI firmware settings, will an attacker still be able to read and access the encrypted…
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Why Bitlocker requires partition on some computers but not all

We have HP desktop computers all identical. I setup Bitlocker encryption on one, no partition was required and the computer was fully encrypted. Second computer gave me a different result, Bitlocker needed to partition and shrink the drive by 800MB.…
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BitLocker Recovery Key and Microsoft Account Password

I have a Windows 10 Pro machine; the administrator (and only) account is a Microsoft account. I am trying to set up BitLocker to ensure maximum security and safety, even from Microsoft. I understand that I can choose to disallow BitLocker from…
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What is the safest way to use Bitlocker with TPM?

I started using bitlocker yesterday and I have a TPM2.0 in my laptop. I enabled the option to enter a pin when starting and I enabled the option to use AES256 before encrypting. I don't really understand how it is safe to have the TPM unlock the…
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How secure is bitlocker with a pin when whole machine is stolen?

I assume if I use Bitlocker on Windows 10 on a laptop with a TPM chip without a password, then if the laptop gets stolen, then the attacker can simply turn the machine on and then he gets to the windows logon screen without any problems. To prevent…
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Does a bitlocker pin become part of the key?

I recently added a pin to my bitlocker encryption and this seemed to be pretty much instant. In what way is this pin an actual part of the key that is needed to decrypt the hard drive? Or is it used to decrypt the actual key itself (in combination…
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Is a TPM module insecure if not soldered to the board?

I am looking into Bitlocker for my headless Microserver N54l with windows server 2016 on it. I saw that the n54l has no TPM module, but I can buy one and plug it to the board. I am interested in it solely for the purpose of using auto unlock. In…
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Removing files from drive while encrypting with Bitlocker

I have a 4 TB external hard disk with 200 GB files on it. I started the encryption process with Bitlocker, but it is taking too long. Can I pause the encryption process, move the 200 GB from the drive to empty it and then resume the encryption…
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Bitlocker - does it use hardware acceleration such as AES-NI?

I was wondering if perhaps it doesn't since enabling it slows down drive performance even on a Kabylake CPU.
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Bitlocker lock removable drives at logoff

I recently realized that after authenticating USB devices on a machine, then completely logging out, the next user that logged in was able to access them. Is this something in the bitlocker settings that needs to be turned on? I would hope that when…
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Thinkpad X1 Yoga refusing to restart. Was this a regular Windows failure or due to a hack?

So I tried to copy ~200MB worth of files to a blank CD and after starting that operation, I tried to move those files to a different folder on the internal SSD, which caused the CD write operation to fail, corrupt and make the CD unreadable, and…
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Help me with my BitLockered drive (forgot 3 digits from the password, lost the recovery key)

I secured D drive partition of my laptop But I lost the recovery key I still have the password but lost 3 digits from it Is there a way that I can recover the data? Also will the drive "resist" in any way if I try the 999 combinations one by one?
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Is LUKS effective?

I ask this because encrypting an hard drive using LUKS takes a few seconds while encrypting the same drive using Bitlocker takes several hours. Does that mean LUKS encryption is weaker?
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