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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 co… Continue reading RAID + IEEE1667 + TPM + UEFI
By default in Windows 10, both administrators and standard users are allowed to change the…
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Continue reading How to disallow Standard Users from Changing BitLocker PIN/Password in Windows 10
You can set a policy that configures whether BitLocker protection is required for a computer to be…
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Continue reading Deny Write Access to Fixed Drives not Protected by BitLocker in Windows 10
Windows 10 uses XTS-AES 128 bit by default for operating system drives as well as fixed data drives…
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I recently looked in the Disk Management tool, and I noticed a (virtual) disk that I didn’t recognize. The volume’s name is “PortableBaseLayer.”
I also noticed it while using the manage-bde -status command. It concerned me, … Continue reading What is the PortableBaseLayer Disk
I’ve been using VeraCrypt / TrueCrypt for years. Now, with a new computer (having Windows 10 Pro) I can consider BitLocker. But, either I am complete ignorant and don’t see something awfully obvious or I can’t understand how … Continue reading How can BitLocker be considered safer, if it doesn’t asks for a key during boot?
When I enabled BitLocker on my system-drive, I wasn’t asked to select an unlock-method. I didn’t have to enter any new passwords/keys. I only selected a few options for the encryption, and the process completed.
I’m not very familiar with… Continue reading Is User Account Login Related to BitLocker Encryption Key
I’m currently using Bitlocker encrypted external hard drive. The drive is entire-encrypted and single partition.
After dividing the drive into partition A and B, I’m planning to make a hidden volume using VeraCrypt on partition B.
So p… Continue reading Using Bitlocker and hidden volume feature of VeraCrypt together
I can unlock the drive with the recovery key, but I want to know what the password was. Can I find out what the Bitlocker password is if I have the recovery key?
From this FAQ, I understand that BitLocker uses the following keys to encrypt the hard-drive:
Full Volume Encryption Key (FVEK) (used to encrypt raw data; encrypted by the volume master key and stored on-disk)
Volume Master Key (VMK) (en… Continue reading What is the purpose of the Volume Master Key in BitLocker?