BitLocker has been cracked
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Zenarchist
Feb 19, 2024, 9:03:28 PMFeb 19
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Works under two conditions:
- physical access required
- TPM seperate from CPU
Any and all discussion invited.
Kind regards,
Jason
ad...@reviews.wox.org
Mar 8, 2024, 1:24:11 AMMar 8
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To be honest. "Good"
Most of these US based cryptography systems are required by law to have a way for the US intelligence community to get in. In addition to being able to get in if you have physical access, Microsoft keeps a back up of all the keys on their servers - even if you dont have a microsoft account. The documentation "says" you create a backup of the key when you setup the pc on first use, but in practical use cases that step was already performed by HP at the factory, so no backup is ever made at the end user level.
The annoying thing about bitlocker, is a single file table error, means you lose the entire contents of your hard disk in cases I have encountered non-booting windows machines with it enabled.
If it was not enabled, it would be a 30 second fix from the recovery console and typing "chkdsk c: /f"
Most of these US based cryptography systems are required by law to have a way for the US intelligence community to get in. In addition to being able to get in if you have physical access, Microsoft keeps a back up of all the keys on their servers - even if you dont have a microsoft account. The documentation "says" you create a backup of the key when you setup the pc on first use, but in practical use cases that step was already performed by HP at the factory, so no backup is ever made at the end user level.
The annoying thing about bitlocker, is a single file table error, means you lose the entire contents of your hard disk in cases I have encountered non-booting windows machines with it enabled.
If it was not enabled, it would be a 30 second fix from the recovery console and typing "chkdsk c: /f"
With it enabled, you can't do anything
but wipe the drive or install another one. Even if you have the
key backed up, if the table is messed up enough you still lose it
all.
The people silly enough to buy S mode or surface pros and also use them for family photos, genelogy and important records generally are not happy to lose it all just because their battery went flat or there was a power interruption and it wasn't shut down cleanly.
The people silly enough to buy S mode or surface pros and also use them for family photos, genelogy and important records generally are not happy to lose it all just because their battery went flat or there was a power interruption and it wasn't shut down cleanly.
And you just know the ones with
microsoft accounts only have the first 5gb backed up on one drive.
Another useless thing, force everyone onto one drive, then all of a sudden it doesnt matter how big your hard disk is, you may as well only have a 5gb one.
Bitlocker and onedrive can burn in hell. :D
Another useless thing, force everyone onto one drive, then all of a sudden it doesnt matter how big your hard disk is, you may as well only have a 5gb one.
Bitlocker and onedrive can burn in hell. :D
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