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I’m looking for a way to warehouse an encrypted file container on a USB FAT32 drive that can be accessed by both Windows and Linux with the password data feed via STDIN. Here’s what I found so far, but nothing seems to have all these feat… Continue reading Encrypted file container software for both Windows and Linux that accept password data from STDIN [closed]
I’m running Windows 11 Pro on a new stand-alone PC. I want to secure my data while it is at rest, mainly as a defense against burglary and theft. I’ve configured Bitlocker to require a pre-boot alphanumeric PIN in addition to the TPM, and … Continue reading I enabled a Bitlocker pre-boot PIN and now I have to login twice, once for Bitlocker and once for Windows
I have a laptop with the system disk encrypted by Bitlocker. Bitlocker is configured to require a pre-boot pin, and unlocks by TPM. The recovery key is required to unlock and is not available atm. The recovery key should be stored in the T… Continue reading Is a cold-boot-attack on a bitlocker key in TPM still possible, if I use the TPM with a different drive in the meantime?
I have a dual boot PC, where the Win10 (uncompressed) partition is encrypted with BitLocker. I was curious about making this test (and also encryption took quite a short time in my opinion), so while running Linux I did this:
# cat /dev/nv… Continue reading Is looking for plain text strings on an encrypted disk a good test?
Recently I had been reading up on the wear leveling mechanisms of SSDs and other flash storages.
Given that I purchase and sell a lot of used flash storages no longer needed, I’m wondering if there’s a way to maximise the effect of data sa… Continue reading Would it be viable to sanitize deleted unencrypted data with with encryption afterwards for flash storages? [closed]
If you are getting error code 0x80070017 while turning on BitLocker auto-unlock in Windows 11 or…
For more, visit TheWindowsClub.com. Continue reading Fix BitLocker Auto-Unlock 0x80070017 error in Windows 11
Assuming the hard drive is encrypted with BitLocker and it is on a laptop with a TPM module. Then the hard drive is formatted and Windows is completely reinstalled. Is it still possible to recover the previously encrypted data now?
Can a drive (system or external) that is already Bitlocker encrypted and locked, be able to be attacked and encrypted by ransomware? We need prevention from over-encryption, not destruction or formatting.
This question has been asked, but … Continue reading Can a drive in locked state (via BitLocker) be over-encrypted/over-locked by ransomware?
I did enabled Bitlocker encryption on my Windows 10 Pro Laptop. but it has TPM 2.0 chip installed and Because of that it DOES NOT actually Protecting me as someone JUST NEED TO CRACK 1 PASSWORD (windows login screen password) and Boom. THE… Continue reading How to securely encrypt my computer and protect it from thieves and others
Is there a security risk to disabling the windows user account password, since my PC is already unlocked with a complex pin at boot time? I have my PC configured with sleep disabled. I’m running windows 10 pro.
For example, is windows netw… Continue reading Is using a windows user account password necessary on a PC with bitlocker and a complex pin?